The hosts question the President's mention of "massive cyber attacks," linking the rhetoric to recent high-profile data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus. They suggest these events are being framed to justify expanded surveillance powers.
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The hosts question the President's mention of "massive cyber attacks," linking the rhetoric to recent high-profile data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus. They suggest these events are being framed to justify expanded surveillance powers.
Target Data Breach, Cyber Legislation, Retail Liability
The Target data breach is now estimated to have affected 110 million customers, including names and physical addresses. This event, along with a similar hack at Neiman Marcus, is being used to push the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act and updates to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Proposed legislation would make it a felony for retailers to fail to report data breaches and could impose criminal penalties for "conspiracy to commit hacking."