[HN Gopher] Zales.com Leaked Customer Data Like Sister Firms Jar...
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       Zales.com Leaked Customer Data Like Sister Firms Jared, Kay
       Jewelers Did in 2018
        
       Author : picture
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-10-28 18:59 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (krebsonsecurity.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (krebsonsecurity.com)
        
       | coldcode wrote:
       | Security is as important to most executives as toilet tissue
       | expense. If the consequences are minimal, so is the urgency.
        
       | throwawaysea wrote:
       | > But I do think one key reason we continue to see companies make
       | these easily avoidable mistakes with their customer data is that
       | there are hardly ever any real consequences for organizations
       | that fail to take more care. Meanwhile, their customers' data is
       | free to be hoovered up by anyone or anything that cares to look
       | for it.
       | 
       | This is the root cause of the problem. The incentives aren't
       | there to prioritize security and price it into the products and
       | services we enjoy. Can customers file lawsuits for security
       | breaches or do current laws in the US not support that? If not, I
       | would think updating those laws is the right next step.
        
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