I heard this story today on my way home from work and thought it would be something to talk about. Gone are the days of having simple passwords, it is very important that we understand how to not get hacked in the first place. We talk about PCI all the time and these are some simple steps we should all take to not get hacked in general.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/08/09/158505688/simple-ways-to-avoid-being-hacked
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For thousands of customers of Subway restaurants around the US over the past few years, paying for their $5 footlong sub was a ticket to having their credit card data stolen. In a scheme dating back at least to 2008, a band of Romanian hackers is alleged to have stolen payment card data from the point-of-sale (POS) systems of hundreds of small businesses, including more than 150 Subway restaurant franchises and at least 50 other small retailers. And those retailers ...
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