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Visa Alert and Update on the Oracle Breach

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Credit card industry giant Visa on Friday issued a security alert warning companies using point-of-sale devices made by Oracle’s MICROS retail unit to double-check the machines for malicious software or unusual network activity, and to change passwords on the devices. Visa also published a list of Internet addresses that may have been involved in the Oracle breach and are thought to be closely tied to an Eastern European organized cybercrime gang. Continue reading Visa Alert and Update on the Oracle Breach→

Data Breach At Oracle’s MICROS Point-of-Sale Division

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A Russian organized cybercrime group known for hacking into banks and retailers appears to have breached more than 700 computer systems at software giant Oracle Corp., KrebsOnSecurity has learned. More alarmingly, the attackers appear to have compromised a customer support portal for companies using Oracle’s MICROS point-of-sale credit card payment systems. Continue reading Data Breach At Oracle’s MICROS Point-of-Sale Division→