Cybersecurity
Cyber-Thieves Rush to Steal Data Before Chip Technology Sets In
- Adoption of technology has lagged behind October start date
- Crime group `FIN6' has stolen millions of card numbers: report
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Cyber-thieves see new credit card chip technology being adopted by U.S. retailers closing a lucrative window of opportunity to steal your data. So they want to move fast.
“We’ve actually seen a number of discussions, in some cybercrime communities, where they’re reacting to that and saying, ‘OK, we have a limited number of opportunities to continue these attacks and we need to take the maximum advantage,”’ said John Miller, director of ThreatScape Cyber Crime at iSIGHT Partners, which was acquired by FireEye Inc. in January.