The news is even more recent numbers on the debit and credit of which were stolen from Target, but have you ever thought of the stolen data ?
Actually , the news is - hackers are selling hacked data line containing credit card numbers and debit , Target should be careful about this issue .
In some cases, banks pay criminals to get their stolen data back.
According to a security expert named " Neal O'Farrell " - there are many websites that sell cards information online.
O'Farrell also found a letter , which is on sale for $ 39, anyone can buy these data, but its main customers are the banks themselves to limit the damage caused by hackers.
" They sell not the highest bidder, but any bidder ," says O'Farrell . "It's almost like some sort of rescue. "
Not only the card numbers are being exposed , also show how these cards are vulnerable , O'Farrell says , "is a very, very old technology. "
As an example , let's talk about the United States , here are all the card information stored on a magnetic stripe , which can be easily duplicated.
But Europe has a smart card technology that generates a new card number on every shot .
" It is much safer because it is essentially a small computer on board, who has managed the security mechanisms ," says O'Farrell .
Why U.S. no smart technology like Europe , a possible reason is " It would cost billions . "
At last, we mean , if you are also a victim of the violation destination , so keep in touch with your bank to keep your eye on any illegal transaction.
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