Target's most significant publicly disclosed security incident to date remains its 2013 breach, in which attackers stole payment card data and other personally identifiable information belonging to up to 110 million customers and exfiltrated it to infrastructure located in Eastern Europe, according to U.S. Senate and academic investigations.
In addition to examining the events surrounding the Target breach, hearings have focused on preventing such data breaches, improving data security standards, protecting consumers' personal data, and notifying consumers when their data have been compromised.
On January 10, 2014, Target announced that personal information, including the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of up to 70 million customers, was also stolen during the data breach.
On December 19, 2013, Target confirmed that some 40 million credit and debit card account numbers had been stolen.
In addition to examining the events surrounding the Target breach, hearings have focused on preventing such data breaches, improving data security standards, protecting consumers’ personal data, and notifying consumers when their data have been compromised.
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Target recalls weighted blankets due to asphyxiation risk
Target recalled children's Pillowfort weighted blankets after two fatalities linked to the asphyxiation hazard.