Cyber threat: Kmart latest victim of data breach

No personal information, debit PIN numbers, email addresses or social security numbers, however, gleaned

WASHINGTON: Discount retailer Kmart said on Friday a data breach of its systems had compromised some customers’ debit and credit card numbers, in the latest cyber security attack against a major US store. No personal information, debit PIN numbers, email addresses or social security numbers, however, had been gleaned during the episode, which began in early September and was detected on Thursday. There was no evidence that online customers at kmart.com had been affected, and the company gave no indication as to how many cards were compromised. Kmart “immediately launched a full investigation working with a leading IT security firm” and was working closely with federal law enforcement authorities and partner banks, the statement said.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 12^th, 2014.

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