About that Target credit card data breach
From
Yahoo/Associated Press:
2 nabbed at Texas border in credit card fraud case
Two Mexican citizens who were arrested at the border used account information stolen during the Target security breach to buy tens of thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise, according to a South Texas police chief.
But a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday that an investigation is ongoing into the possibility of a link between the Target data breach and the arrests in Texas.
One day earlier, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said Mary Carmen Garcia, 27, and Daniel Guardiola Dominguez, 28, both of Monterrey, Mexico, had used cards containing the account information of South Texas residents stolen from Target. Rodriguez said they were used to purchase numerous items at national retailers in the area including Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.
"They're obviously selling the data sets by region," Rodriguez said.
Just wonderful -- stores are also asking for drivers licenses and telephone numbers. This is for marketing but in when the next data breech happens, this will make identity theft a lot easier.
Posted by DaveH at January 22, 2014 1:20 PM