UK Retailer's Online Store Hacked and Credit Card Details Stolen

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UK Retailer's Online Store Hacked and Credit Card Details Stolen [bbc.co.uk]

Cyber thieves are cashing in after stealing credit cards in a hack attack on the website of cosmetics firm Lush.

The online shop was shut down on 21 January and its home page replaced with a message revealing the attack.

Lush said anyone who placed an online order between 4 October and 20 January should contact their bank in case their card details had been compromised.

Many Lush customers have reported that their cards have been used fraudulently.

This kind of thing is a reminder to us all to regularly check data security.

[RhinoFish]

one thing i don't understand...

the cc company has aggregate data on their end, they should be able to see a common thread in compromised card situations, but it seems like they just don't bother...

i had my amex jacked - a card i only used when i travel, and on this trip, i used it once - the probability of card jacking by the waitstaff in the bar i used the card in, was very high. on their end, surely they can tie together other fraud events, seeing that me and a few others were all jacked after visiting the same bar...

same thing with this UK store...

why does it seem they don't bother - some fairly simple detective work, combined with swift legal action, would put a nice chill up the turds backside...

instead, it seems like the cc folks don't bother...

and i wonder why...