Friday, December 27, 2013

Target: Customers’ encrypted PINs were obtained

Target says thcustomers’ encrypted PIN datwas removed during datbreach but is “confident thPIN numbers are safe secure.” | AP fileATLANTA — Target says that customers’ encrypted PIN data was removed during the data breach that occurred earlier this month.
The company issued a statement Friday that additional forensic work has shown that encrypted PIN data was removed along with customers’ names and card numbers. But Target says it believes the PIN numbers are still safe because the information was strongly encrypted. It says the PIN can only be decrypted when received by its independent payment processor.

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