Weekly News Roundup: January 10, 2014

Some news highlights from around the world this week including a new retail card data breach at Neiman Marcus, the Target breach widens to perhaps 110 million people, and a look at newly discovered security vulnerabilities in VSAT connections.

Krebs on Security – Hackers Steal Card Data from Neiman Marcus – A new retail card breach at upscale U.S. retailer Neiman Marcus has come to light, roughly coinciding with another card breach at Target. More details are sure to emerge as the investigation unfolds, though it appears to be a difficult time in the retail industry when it comes to securing card data.

Re/code – Target Data Breach Much Worse Than First Thought – Target announced it now believes up to 70 million customers had personal info such as home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers stolen during the holiday season incident. The company had originally said 40 million customers may have been affected and that stolen data was limited to credit and debit card data. In fact, the breach may extend to any person that has ever shopped at a U.S. Target store—up to 110 million people. The company also announced it is lowering financial performance expectations for the quarter.

PC World – Satellite links for remote networks may pose soft target for attackers – New analysis from security researchers shows misconfigured VSAT connections at nearly 3 million terminals are vulnerable to intrusion (counting 9,045 open Hughes VSAT connections among them). Distributed networks and infrastructure locations are ranked as the most at risk.