FBI Warns Retailers to Expect More Credit Card Breaches

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against Target in the holiday shopping season. The FBI distributed a confidential, three-page report to retail companies last week describing the risks posed by "memory parsing" malware that infects point-of-sale (POS) systems, which include cash registers and credit card swiping machines found in store checkout aisles.