Credit Card Data Theft Leaves South Korea "Seething"

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Mark Melin
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The United States is not the only country where credit card data theft is a major issue.

Credit Card Data Theft Leaves South Korea "Seething"

On the heels of high-profile credit card security breaches at Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) and Neiman Marcus, South Korean officials are reportedly seething over the theft of data from more than 100 million credit card accounts. The thieves even snatched credit card data from South Korean President Park Geun-hye and UN chief Ban Ki-moon, according to reports.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.