Italy: public sector managers highest paid of OECD countries
Italy's senior civil servants top the OECD pay league but, as riots in Rome in 2010 show, confidence in government is low. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters Italy : public sector managers highest paid of OECD countries Senior managers in Italy were the highest paid among the 34 member states of the OECD , according to an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report on citizen satisfaction with their governments. Average salaries for high-ranking public sector officials in Italy were $650,000, almost three times the OECD average of $232,000. Meanwhile, the OECD also found that only 28% of Italian citizens surveyed in 2012 had confidence in their government, well below the average confidence level of 40% across the other 34 OECD states. Finland : women trail men on pay except in senior public sector roles Female senior officials and managers in the civil service earn 111% of the average wage of their male counterparts, a surv...
Target has also confirmed that the information stolen includes everything the thieves would need to be able to make fraudulent purchases with the credit card. That means that the customer name, credit or debit card number, the expiration date, and the CVV (the number on the back of the card used for verification purposes) has all been taken. This is notable in that many breaches only let out some of the information, keeping shoppers relatively safe, but in this case, the thieves have everything but the physical card itself.
As one might expect, an investigation is underway, and Target says it is working with ”a leading” forensics firm to figure out the cause of the issue. It is also working with the firm to determine the best methods of preventing another massive security breach like this from occurring again.
As for what you can do if you shopped there between those dates, your options are pretty slim. The best course of action is to simply monitor your credit and debit card statements closely for any fraudulent charges, and should one pop up, notify your financial institution immediately to make sure it is resolved.
By Dave LeClair on 20th December, 2013