calling sharon a friend and a man of courage. and neiman marcus latest victim of a cyber attack during the holiday shopping season the luxury chain is only now reporting the data breech. target hit by a security breech as well and reporting the crime was much larger than initially reported now back to justice with judge janine. just when you think it can t get any worse, it does. after months of doing nothing, the justice department backs into an investigation after irs victims complained they haven t even been interviewed. obama appointed a donor, a crony, an employee, barbara bosserman. i feel so much better now.
holiday were not properly activated leaving them with no value. the retailer issued an apology saying it will honor all of the cards. t the mistake comes after 40 million debit and credit cards had a data breech. i take into consideration how i pay here. i had a target gift card. that s the only way to pay cash right now. target stresses this only happened to a small percentage of gift cards that were sold. a federal judge under going mandatory drug testing. a judge ruling it was unconstitutional and should no not be enforced. rick scott backed it saying it protects taxpayers and families. he says his administration to appeal the decision to the u.s. court of appeals. it may give pause to states that
a chance to contemplate the future with renewed happiness and hope. her image city has be majest delivering a christmas mess sj since 1962. they have paid money for illegal practices. it includes 16 million in fines plus 59 million in refunds to customers. the refunds and penalties relate to add on products such as credit monitoring and payment protection. they violated federal laws by misleading consumers about the benefits of the add-on products. target is denying reports the recent data breech included stolen pins. cyber security experts say mal wear infected the swipe machines at store registers and traveled into the payment processor. if that s the case cyber experts fear the hackers were able to steal pin data. target denies that.
that have existing gay marriage bans that these are unconstitutional? that s the latest wrinkle in all of this. this issue is far from settle and we will see how it plays out through the courts over the next several weeks and several years. we will continue to watch it. thank you and i appreciate it. still to come, new fallout from the giant data breech at target stores. with just a few shopping hours left before christmas, millions may see a cut to their debit card spending limits. two american astronauts will have to wait for the next space walk. what is causing the delay and the high stakes mission high above us. a look ahead at the politics planner. you are watching the daily rundown only on msnbc.
merry christmas to the fimp to the finch family whether you are together or apart, you are in our thoughts and prayers this holiday season. the massive data breech at nearly all of target stores could mean your credit or debit card numbers may have been taken. how can you keep your info safe as you finish up your last-minute holiday shopping? senior business correspondent brenda butner has the answer. customer information including names, card numbers, expiration dates and security codes may have been compromised. law enforcement including several states attorney general and the u.s. secret service are investigating the breech. some security experts believe data hackings like this one occur in the credit card processing software. a lot of the breeches that have occurred are done by organized web mobs. they function here in the u.s. and are scattered throughout the world. they are technologists,