Cyber attacks on U.S. merchants can be cut down  Posted: January
21, 2014  WHEN THIEVES hack a luxury retailer like Neiman
Marcus, you know the apocalypse has begun.  I mean, security
breaches only happen at retailers where struggling working
stiffs and the shrinking middle class shop, right? But after the
luxury merchant, which operates more than 79 upscale and
clearance stores (including three in the Philly area) confirmed
that thieves stole some of its customers' payment-card
information and made unauthorized charges over the holiday
season, it appears that even the flush shoppers are no longer
immune from personal-data theft.  On Thursday, Neiman Marcus CEO
Karen Katz apologized to customers compromised by the data
breach in a letter to the store's customers: "We want you always
to feel confident shopping at Neiman Marcus, and your trust is
our absolute top priority."  The retailer said the breach -
which appears to have been executed at the same time as a more-
massive one at Target last month - affected