NRF Says Thieves Won’t Steal Card Numbers if They Can’t Use Them

NRF told Congress this week that the key to stopping criminal hackers from stealing credit card numbers is to make it difficult to profit from stolen data. Hard-to-counterfeit PIN and Chip cards — already used in Europe — are part of the solution. “If breaches become less profitable to criminals, then they will dedicate fewer resources to committing them,” NRF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan said. Read more>>