The worst lines ever spoken in thriller/horror movies are “I’ll be right back” and “What else could possibly go wrong?” In the first instance, the person speaking those words is probably not coming back, and the moment the second is said, something else goes horribly wrong.
In the “what else could possibly go wrong, cybersecurity edition” category, particularly in the aftermath of the torrents of coverage on the Equifax breach, it seems the cybercriminals didn’t all retire after the announcement – in fact, they managed to find their way into the Whole Foods and Sonic POS systems and steal cardholder data.

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