now, nieman marcus alerted police. they went and are now working with secret service and a forensic team. that forensic team determined on january 1st that a breach did happen and that nieman marcus was the victim of a cybersecurity breach. what that means is that customers could be the victims. credit card information may have been compromised and nieman marcus is saying they're not sure how widespread this is yet, but they will contact customers who they believe their credit card information has been used fraudulently. they released a statement today saying we have begun to contain the intrusion and have taken significant steps to enhance information security. and of course, security breaches and credit card information being taken and stolen is something we're hearing a hot about. this comes right on the heels of target. >> and target, too, is now revealing more about what happened with that breach. before, it sounded huge, but now, it's even bigger. >> it's more than double. 40 million before. now, we're up to 70 m

customers who shopped in a nieman marcus store or at a last call discount store that's owned by nieman marcus were affected. >>> virginia has become a battleground on gay marriage. republican lawmakers there are threatening to cut off funding to the attorney general's office. they say mark herring is required to defend the ban on same-sex marriage according to the state constitution. herring is the new attorney general. he says his office will argue in favor of allowing gay marriage during a federal court hearing next week. voters approved the ban in 2006, but polls now show a majority of virginians in favor of allowing gay marriage. >>> in his final state of the state address, maryland's governor martin o'malley spelled out his goals for his final year in office. he did that today. o'malley hopes to expand prekindergarten to every child in the state. that's to help increase educational opportunity there's. the governor reserved his strongest words for a push to raise the minimum wage to more than $10 an hour. >> it is good for every marylander because it is good for our entire economy

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now it's upscale department store chain nieman marcus targeted by cyber criminals, plus even more revelations that other chains have been hit. we'll tell you what it means for shoppers and investors alike. "countdown to the closing bell" starts right now. ♪ ♪ liz: good afternoon, everybody, i'm liz claman. it is the last hour of trading, and stocks are struggling at this hour. we're hitting lows, at least at the moment, of about 143 to the downside on the dow, but the lowest of the session just a few minutes ago, down about 154 points. ford not struggling, and as you heard in our open, we're all about ford and other auto companies that are trying to juice their stocks and sales with new unveils of trucks and cars all happening at the detroit auto show. ford swapping steel, unveiling its new f-150 pickup truck today. it's much lighter than its predecessor because its body is built nearly entirely of aluminum, the body of it. that means better fuel efficienciment will it mean hotter sales? right now we look at shares of ford, they are up just about eight pennies. it's not a huge jump, it had be

nieman marcus says more than a million credit and debit cards used at its stores and its clearance chain last fall may have been compromised during a security breach last year. the retailer is now revealing details about the previously disclosed attack. the company says between july and october, malicious software was used to steal credit card information. nieman marcus says credit card companies have found at least 2400 customer cards that were used fraudulently. wireless carrier sprint is getting ready to lay off workers to cut costs. a spokesman says the company is still deciding how many people will lose their jobs. analysts say the cutbacks could be substantial. we may learn more when the company reports its fourth quarter earnings on february 11. and apple may be expanding its iphone screens. the "wall street journal" reports that apple may be working on two different phones with screens that are larger than 4.5 and 5." the current 5s and 5c models have 4" screens. the bigger screens could be available in the fall. that's your moneywatch. for more, log on to cbsmoneywatch.com. at t

nieman marcus apologized to its customers yesterday for the security breach at its stores last month.le some of its customers' payment information and made unauthorized charges. nieman marcus has not disclosed how many of its customers were affected or what type of data was stolen. online shoppers were not part of the breach. >>> so which state do you think has the most millionaires in relation to households? it's maryland. marketing firm phoenix put out its annual list of millionaire households in each state per capita. new jersey and connecticut round out the top three. >> you briefly talked about that nieman marcus breach of security. we remember target last month. there are some other retailers out there having trouble as well, right? >> reporter: well, we don't know if they are having trouble yet. but what we have found out is that the security breach that hit target appears to be part of a broader highly sophisticated scam that potentially affected a large number of retailers. that's according to a report from a cyber intelligence firm that works with the u.s. government. it say

certainly on friday, nieman marcus came out and confirmed it had been breached. it has not given a sense of how big that breach is or how many customers were affected and there were reports that we may hear as many as half dozen other retailers were affected and people are still looking to see if the attacks are correlated or not but certainly this could be bigger than just target. >> so, ken, who we have been scaring people for the last few minutes, what do we tell customers to do about this? >> obviously you're going to have to look at your credit report. that's the big thing that we're starting to see out of here. your credit card and statements are generally going to be backed by target, nieman march consultation. if you see fraudulent charges, more than likely they will be taken off before you even know about it since the payment brands, visa, master card and american express are hypersensitive to this. you have to look at the credit history and the monitoring and the reports, a lot of this information that has been he canned speaks to identity theft and tha

you also have nieman marcus as well that had issues. our issue today was not so bad as far as winter gulls. just wait. >> it is really nice out people were saying. 10 below average for this time of year. changes on the way. a few showers but this will not amount to much. our skies gradually clear. waking up tomorrow, sunshine. it is 34 right now with wind at 12 miles per hour. a wind chill factor in the middle 20's. 34 degrees was the hive. average.s below -- 34 degrees was the high. looking at our weatherbug network, children's hospital at 29. a high of 33. 16 at silver spring. the wind around 10 miles per hour. temperatures are going to fall into the early morning hours. that is why temperatures are still in the upper 20's into the 30's. colder to the west. is theger story mountains stop the windchill factor. 13 at petersburg. that surge of colder air set to arrive across the mid atlantic on monday and will be here by tuesday and wednesday. morning lows in the single digits. the highs struggling to make out of the teens. snowiest janu

. >> reporter: and nieman marcus says there has been fraud since december, and don't know the scope ofhe fraud. they say they have begun to take certain steps to further enhance customer security. lana guardy has not heard from the store yet. >> i wish i did, i need to know, definitely, i need to know. >> i worry about actually shopping at many places if this is going to keep happening. if veu know, we're going to be compromised so often, and all the time with sensitive information. >> the retailers need to take more seriously the challenges of security information. >> reporter: david thaw is an expert in cyber security in connecticut. he says most major retail stores have only one person protecting all of their consumer information. >> and while some industries such as finance and health care are taking steps to address these problems, the retail industry is substantially behind the curve. >> reporter: and until the retail industry takes cyber security more seriously, he says more consumers will end up getting robbed. >> and 7 on your side michael finney offers tips to make sure your

raelyn johnson has more on that. >> reporter: nieman marcus confirms that thieves broke in to its computertem and took card information from customers who had shopped in neiman marcus stores, he retailer said a credit card processor told them in mid december that card numbers have been used for unauthorized purchases and a foreign i can firm confirmed the breach on january 1st. but a neiman marcus spokesman says they do not know the cause, size, or duration of the breach. this comes off target admitted their breach was far larger than thought it. could affect more than 100 million people. one out of every three americans and target confirms that's data theft includes people who shopped this target stores before the holiday season. that is contrary to the company's initial statement that his only people who had shopped in target is stores from december 27th 2 were affected. >>> general motors is as far as today recall new pickup trucks, the 2147 lay silve silverado anc sierra models. eight fires reported so far. all during extremely cold weather. the company is warning customers not to levi

. >>> we're learning more about the attack on nieman marcus. "the new york times" reports that payment cards and customer data may be gone as far as back as july. and fully contained until just this past week. >>> in washington today, president obama announceded some big changes at the nation's top spy agency while defending some of its controversial surveillance programs. the president compare ed the electronic eves dropping into our private lives into what some companies are already doing to find out who their questions are. >> the challenges don't come from government alone. corporations track what you buy, store and analyze our data and use it for commercial purposes. ads pop up on your computer and smart phone periodically. but all of us understand that the standards for government surveillance must be higher. >> those higher standards involve changes about who the nsa will no longer spy on and about storing all that intert phone and e-mail data. eamon jabbers joins us now with more. there's a lot to talk about, but let me start with many

. >> reporter: and nieman marcus says there has been fraud since december, and don't know the scope of say they have begun to take certain steps to further enhance customer security. lana guardy has not heard from the store yet. >> i wish i did, i need to know, definitely, i need to know. >> i worry about actually shopping at many places if this is going to keep happening. if veu know, we're going to be compromised so often, and all the time with sensitive information. >> the retailers need to take more seriously the challenges of security information. >> reporter: david thaw is an expert in cyber security in connecticut. he says most major retail stores have only one person protecting all of their consumer information. >> and while some industries such as finance and health care are taking steps to address these problems, the retail industry is substantially behind the curve. >> reporter: and until the retail industry takes cyber security more seriously, he says more consumers will end up getting robbed. >> and 7 on your side michael finney offers tips to make sure your accounts are s

. >> reporter: and nieman marcus says there has been fraud since december, and don't know the scope of fraud. they say they have begun to take certain steps to further enhance customer security. lana guardy has not heard from the store yet. >> i wish i did, i need to know, definitely, i need to know. >> i worry about actually shopping at many places if this is going to keep happening. if veu know, we're going to be compromised so often, and all the time with sensitive information. >> the retailers need to take more seriously the challenges of security information. >> reporter: david thaw is an expert in cyber security in connecticut. he says most major retail stores have only one person protecting all of their consumer information. >> and while some industries such as finance and health care are taking steps to address these problems, the retail industry is substantially behind the curve. >> reporter: and until the retail industry takes cyber security more seriously, he says more consumers will end up getting robbed. >> and 7 on your side michael finney offers tips to make sure your ac

this follows a massive securty breach at target and at nieman marcus it's the second known breach since 20-11 at michaels. "we are concerned there may have been a data security attack...we are taking aggressive action...." shares of trucking company yrc worldwide are ramped up now that the union is agreeing to concessions... the stock shot up more than 2% in trading monday. the teamsters approved a revised labor agreement. it extends a 15% pay reduction plus cut to pension contributions by the company. the trucking company needs union concessions because its unable to pay or refinance $1 billion dollars in debt. and due to rising labor costs in china -- high-tech manufacturer foxconn is eyeing new factory space in the u-s and indonesia. a major supplier, foxconn is looking to branch out from it's manufacturing base in china. a chairman told employees that the u-s is a "must go" market as it is home for some of foxconn's biggest clients including apple and amazon. "the u.s. is a must-go market," "foxconn has no choice but to do it," said danny lee, a fund manager of mega financial holdin

retailer says information from more than s taken >>> new details on the credit card breach at nieman marcuse high-end retailer says information from more than 1 million customers was taken between july and october. so far 2400 credit cards have been used fraudulently. the company is notifying all customers who shopped in its stores last year and is offering a free year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection. >>> say good-bye to apple's iphone 5c. the company announced today it's scrapping the colorful plastic backed model. apple also plans to launch two new iphone models with larger display screens. the room more is one mod little have -- the rumor is one will have a screen in 4.5" range and the other will be 5." more than 5" diagonally. both debut this year. >>> now for a look at what's coming up on the "cbs evening news." scott pelley is in new york. >> reporter: hi, allen and juliette. great to be with you in the bay area. now every state in the lower 48 is seeing temperatures below freezing. we are going to have the latest forecast for you on this unusual cold spell. plus, w

nieman marcus now joining target on the list of victimized retailers. we ask a credt expert how whoosh youve got to communicate without being able to hear very well. the niners gearing up for seattle. niner fans react to the i think that's like a hater maneuver whoosh and seven years after madeline mccann disappeared in portugal, dramatic new developments in the case of the missing british girl. now at 8-- the death toll from flu- related deaths continues to rise. tonight, a total of 15 flu deaths are reported in the bay area. two people have now died in sonoma county. have died. contra costa and san francisco counties -- are each reporting one death. marin and san mateo counties report 2- deaths each. county. >> : chicken cooked stop to this shot he has got net of the times in years past but not regularly and decided that it was his best interests of the bat better do it >> : >> reporter: does the deaths in santa clara county are on the rise to more people have died in the results of the flu. >> : santa clara county. >> : as were the other two guests j

. >> and nieman marcus. >> yes.last july jcpenney was hit by a massive credit card hack that emanated out of eastern europe. that's why the focus is there. >> we got to get it right, right? >> that's right, bill. >> thanks. well, pilots land a passenger plane at the wrong airport with a dangerously short runway. so what's the worst thing an airline has done to you? >> good question. still more time to get in your best tweets. we say your best tweets. >> and most creative. but they have to be real. >> could you tell that story in 140 characters or less? >> oh, i have a lot of material. >> look at you. emily's just starting out... and on a budget. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. see how much you could save with allstate. are you in good hands? smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release smartcontrol technology that helps prevent the urge to smoke

. >>> nieman marcus said the company has informed federal law enforcement agencies and is taking stepsfy customers whose cards they know were tampered with. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" we'll check in with the 49ers a day ahead of their matchup with the carolina panthers. >>> and it was a fantastic finish at oracle arena last night. we'll show you how the warriors pulled out yet another victory. [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. softly baked, made with hearty oatmeal and a drizzle of cinnamon. they're nature valley's take on a morning classic. because when you keep going, the morning can bring you to brand-new places. ♪ nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> taking a live look at san francisco, boy, that fog barely lets us see the red and gold. one more day to wash your lucky niners shirt in time for tomorrow's game. >>> the 49ers have touched down in carolina and san francisco, hopes that it is the first of many touchdowns for the team. as the red and gold get ready for their battle

. >>> nieman marcus says more than a million credit and debit cards used at its stores and clearancehain last call may have been compromised during a security breach last year. the retailer is revealing details about the previously disclosed attack. the company says between july and october, malicious software was used to steal credit card information. >>> gun manufacturer smith & wesson is going to stop selling new models of its semi- automatic handguns in california because of a change in the state's gun laws. the new law requires microstamping, a marking used to differentiate bullet casings which is designed to aid ballistics identification. the company says microstamping is too expensive and does not deter crime. >>> and beware of exploding toilets! the maker of a high pressure flushing system called flush mate is expanding a recall of parts because they can burst with enough force to shatter a toilet tank. the recall includes 350,000 units in the u.s. no injuries have been reported. but there have been cases of property damage. not something you want to happen to you, frank. >>

what we have on our screen is the part that comes into the business world and hacking, target and nieman marcusot of you who shop there may have had your information compromised because of malware. they've just found out that the russians may be targeting us in some way, shape or form. what does this all mean to you, and is there a way to play it in the markets? well, just today cybersecurity firm intel crawler said it had uncovered at least six ongoing attacks on merchants over the u.s. let's get to kevin mandia, he worked at the pentagon. he's chief operating officer of fireeye which is pluckily traded. he's the ceo of the company he founded. first off, again, it's bifurcated. we've got privacy, and then we've got the hacking issue. kevin, thank you for being here. let's start with privacy. you heard what the president said. look, surveillance goes back to the sons of liberty, as the president mentioned. it goes back to world war ii when, thankfully, the british and the united states were able to code crack the nazis and what they were trying to do simply by conducting surveillance. so with t

. >>> retailer nieman marcus now says the information of their 1.1 million customers was compromisedat recent credit card breach. the high-end department store says it happened between july and october last year. so far, 2400 credit cards have been used fraudulently. the company is notifying all of its customers who shopped in the last year at its stores. it's offering them a year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. >>> wall street hopes today's session goes better than yesterday. >> it was a bummer yesterday. how about today? let's check in with kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: unfortunately, it doesn't look much better today than it did yesterday. big sell-off yesterday, worst day of the young year on wall street. dow lost 176 points. worries over china's economy slowing down, also u.s. corporate earnings not wowing anybody out there. the market hit a number of record highs in 2013 so you have the profit-taking under way, as well. if there's any good news, treasury prices have been going up. that pushes interests rates down. that could

>> soif's got to ask in the era of n/a revelations or even credit card breaches and target and nieman marcus, without owns all that information about where i am in the store and what my tastes an preferences are? >> well, in this case, the transmitters themselves, the people, technologists say don't actually record your locate, what records your location are the apps that you are using when you go into the store. so in the case of the nf will be, that would be the nfl, major league baseball if you go into a ballpark. and what they do with it is really up to their terms of service. a lot of these places say they want to sell it to another company. they're going to respect your privacy but really you know, they have a lot of latitude in terms of what they can use it for. of course one hopes that they have good security because frankly someone can break in and steal this data the way they have ed:ity card information for target. >> so let's say even setting hackers aside, doesn't that data over time become more valuable, say if someone approaches the nfl and says i would love to know the type o

now it's upscale department store chain nieman marcus targeted by cyber criminals, plus even more revelationsfor shoppers and investors alike. "countdown to the closing bell" starts right now. ♪ ♪ liz: good afternoon, everybody, i'm liz claman. it is the last hour of trading, and stocks are struggling at this hour. we're hitting lows, at least at the moment, of about 143 to the downside on the dow, but the lowest of the session just a few minutes ago, down about 154 points. ford not struggling, and as you heard in our open, we're all about ford and other auto companies that are trying to juice their stocks and sales with new unveils of trucks and cars all happening at the detroit auto show. ford swapping steel, unveiling its new

hear testimony from one or more target officials sometime in early february, comes a day after nieman marcuspologizes for this and this report by a committee suggesting there are others that we do not know about yet but that we probably will soon. >> i had lifelock on last time. lifelock does not do this kind of work. experian got the contract with target. listen, there are big ones still to come. there's some big ones still to come that we don't know about yet. >> really? >> yes. he was very pointed about that. yeah, the chatter is there's still big ones yet to come. >> incredible how antiquated our infrastructure is so to speak. there are many parts of the world, certainly europe, where they're far ahead of us -- >> is that true? >> the security of credit cards, the simple idea of just, you know, you are waving that card away and they can take stuff right from it. >> and the debit question. >> some of the reporting on the particular target hack, discovered that some of the code that was used to hack target was written in russian which makes the story a little bit more interesting. on the "

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the recent hack attacks against target, nieman marcus, skype and snapchat have made it clear how realefore the recent data breaches companies have known they had to do more to protect themselves. analysts in a survey of i.t. managers last summer found that security ranked number one in their priority list. the question for investors which companies are best positioned to capitalize on this stronger demand for security in the new year. keith weiss at morgan stanley said his top pick is fortinet, it faces easier comps and looks attractively valued. fbr is sticking with fireeye, it's enjoyed a run since late september but they say it will take share from mcafee and juniper and cisco over the next eight months and some are bulled up on infoblox and it disappointed the street in november but the recent pullback gives investors an opportunity a name that could play a big role in network security. carl, back to you. >> it's been an interesting space to watch this week, josh. thanks a lot. google invading your living room. what the nest deal means for your privacy and obviously for google's s