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Re:Target Hackers Broke in via HVAC Company by chatmasta on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @06:36PM (#7187625)
Curious: What are the ethical implications for the thieves? They effectively stole from a giant, multinational corporation, and inconvenienced consumers. At the end of the day, no consumer lost money from this. I wonder how this differentiation affects the consciences of the thieves, who are probably sitting on quite a large pile of money right now...

(I hope this comment doesn't show up in a background check..)

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Re:Target Hackers Broke in via HVAC Company by gergles on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @06:49PM (#7187686)
Consumers have not lost money directly, but they certainly will lose it in higher interchange fees, interest rates, store prices, and all the other tiny components that make up the American payment infrastructure.
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