Neiman Marcus notifying customers of card data breach

January 12, 2014

Neiman Marcus has been notifying customers of a data breach after hackers stole merchant card information for an undisclosed number of shoppers. The high-end retailer said it is working with the U.S. Secret Service and a forensics firm to investigate the theft, which it said it learned about in December from its merchant card processor. ”On January 1st, the forensics firm discovered evidence that the company was the victim of a criminal cyber-security intrusion and that some customers cards were possibly compromised as a result,” Neiman Marcus said in an emailed statement. ”We have begun to contain the intrusion and have taken significant steps to further enhance information security,” the company said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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