The security breach that initially appeared to affect as many as 40 million customers may put many more at risk, Target revealed Friday. In addition to accessing those customers’ payment card data, hackers stole the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million people. The personal data theft is not a new breach; it was uncovered in the investigation of the payment card data heist, Target pointed out. The company in December disclosed that hackers might have accessed as many as 40 million customer accounts.
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Posted by: Kris Holt January 10, 2014 02:36 PMThe security breach that initially appeared to affect as many as 40 million customers may put many more at risk, Target revealed Friday. In addition to accessing those customers’ payment card data, hackers stole the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million people. The personal data theft is not a new breach; it was uncovered in the investigation of the payment card data heist, Target pointed out. The company in December disclosed that hackers might have accessed as many as 40 million customer accounts.