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Ghostboxes: What's left behind when Target shuts its doors?

Feb 5, 2014
Best Buy, Sears, Kmart have closed hundreds of stores since 2011 -- and Target's not far behind. But shuttering big-box stores has unanticipated consequences
Target customers protest the closing of their local store this past Saturday in Trotwood, Ohio.  Residents organized a "shop-in" to display the town's buying power.  But Target plans to close this store, and 7 others across the country, on May 3rd.
Lewis Wallace

Congress holds hearing data breaches at Target, retailers

Feb 5, 2014
Executives are answering questions about data security.

If only we had technology to limit credit card fraud... Oh, wait...

Jan 21, 2014
Europeans have been using fraud resistant cards for years

Worried about Target? The do's and don'ts of protecting your data

Jan 17, 2014
Millions of Americans have had credit card and debit card information stolen by hackers at big retailers like Target and Neiman Marcus. Marketplace Money host Carmen Wong Ulrich talks to consumer advocate Bob Sullivan about what we can do to keep our money safe.

Which spies scare you more?

Jan 17, 2014
The NSA announcement is sucking up a lot of the oxygen today. But what should we be more worried about: the government holding data – or the likes of Target?
A couple of shoppers leave a Target store on a rainy afternoon in Alhambra, California.
Frederic J. Brown

Holiday hacking worse than thought

Jan 13, 2014
Online security at companies other than Target were apparently breached.

For public good, not for profit.

Attention, Target shoppers: That data breach was worse than you thought

Jan 10, 2014
That hack affected 70 million -- not 40 million -- people.

Target credit hack relied on failings of magnetic strip

Dec 23, 2013
The credit card magnetic strip remains prevalent in the U.S, when other countries have moved onto more secure credit and debit cards.

What will a thief do with my credit card number?

Dec 19, 2013
Target has revealed that the credit card numbers for more than 40 million customers have been stolen from its retail network.