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• New payment card malware hard to detect and remove

  FireEye says it has discovered a type of malware designed to steal payment card data that can be very difficult to detect and remove.

• New point-of-sale malware on underground markets for $US2000

  A new kind of point-of-sale malware similar to that which struck Target is being sold in underground markets for $US2000.

• Home Depot spent $43 million on data breach in just one quarter

  Home Depot spent US$43 million in its third quarter dealing with the fallout of one of the largest ever data breaches, highlighting the costly nature of security failures.

• US chain Home Depot says attackers stole a vendor's credentials to break in

  Home Depot has shed more light on a recent data breach that compromised 56 million payment cards, saying hackers used login credentials belonging to another company to access its network. It also revealed that 53 million email addresses were also stolen.

• Obama orders chip-and-PIN in government credit cards

  President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday to have secure chip-and-PIN technology embedded into government-issued credit and debit cards as part of a broader move aimed at stemming payment data breaches.

• Home Depot breach put 56 million payment cards at risk, company says

  The breach of Home Depot's payment systems may have compromised 56 million payment cards as a result of malware that has since been eliminated, the company said Thursday.

• Auditor: Healthcare.gov still lacks some basic security controls

  Healthcare.gov lacks several basic cybersecurity controls -- including strong passwords and consistent security patching -- nearly a year after the troubled launch of the insurance-shopping website, a government auditor said.

• Senators ask Apple, Home Depot for information on breaches

  A recent data breach at retailer Home Depot and a leak of celebrity nude pictures from Apple's iCloud service raise questions about the companies' data security practices, two U.S. senators said Thursday.

• Senators call for investigation of Home Depot breach

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should investigate security practices at Home Depot following media reports that the hardware retailer's payment systems have been breached, two U.S. senators said Tuesday.

• Home Depot confirms breach of its payment systems

  Home Depot said Monday that its payment systems had been breached, potentially affecting any customers who shopped at its stores in the U.S. and Canada since April.

• Home Depot investigates possible payment data breach

  Home Depot said Tuesday it was investigating a possible breach of its systems holding customer payment information tied to credit and debit cards.