OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) –
Along with all the spending coming up in the next month, there’s a warning about why you’re credit card info is more at risk this time of year too.
The high profile holiday shopping data breach was at Target stores two years ago. That caused Target and a lot of stores to boost their cyber security. Wednesday, Target’s CEO insured people on CBS This Morning that the company is on top of cyber security.
But now there’s a new version of malicious software just waiting to pounce when you use your plastic.
“You should be as cognizant as possible to protect your data,” Danny Pickens with Optiv said.
Pickens works for Optiv, a global cyber security firm in Overland Park, KS, and said the federal government issued a new alert Wednesday.
“Retailers should be aware that they will be actively targeted over the next month to month and a half,” he said. “They’re going to be trying to get some type of malicious software onto those point-of-sale systems so that it can scrape credit card data.” For the full article click here
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