http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/business/breach-at-neiman-marcus-went-undetected-from-july-to-december.html
By Nathaniel Popper
The New York Times
Jan. 16, 2014
The computer network at Neiman Marcus was penetrated by hackers as far
back as July, and the breach was not fully contained until Sunday,
according to people briefed on the investigation.
The company disclosed the data theft of customer information late last
week, saying it first learned in mid-December of suspicious activity that
involved credit cards used at its stores. It issued another notice on
Thursday, elaborating slightly.
The latest notice said that “some of our customers’ payment cards were
used fraudulently after making purchases at our stores. We have taken
steps to notify those affected customers for whom we have contact
information.”
The company apologized again, and said it did not believe the customers’
Social Security numbers or birth dates — key pieces of personal data — had
been compromised.
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