Technologically, there is no nothing new in these kind of breaches.
These types of attacks, techniques and tools, are identified and are
well known. The motivations of the various hackers, assault and theft, were and
are still there. Maybe just in another form, by adding a dimension of
cyber-terrorism or vandalism.
It is important to note that the relevant organizations are investing
effort and money to enable secure payments online, Including credit card
companies, as well as many online businesses. Commercial sites that do
not properly handle the security aspects hurt themselves but also other
industrial and consumer users.''
Word of advice to the private user:
1. Certainly one can trade online securely, including credit card
use. It is important to understand that appropriate solutions to the challenges
of security do exist and many companies do implement these solutions.
2. When you purchase online, it is important to be aware of information
security issue in the specific site, and bring that into account when selecting
your shopping place.
