Data breach suffered due to website being compromised by malicious scripts designed to steal customer's payment information

Synopsis

Described at the time as "a game-changing Magecart attack", in November 2019, the retail company disclosed a data breach affecting a small number of customers who had their data stolen from its website during a one-week period in October.

The company discovered the breach in October and notified the affected customers a little over a month later and offered them consumer-protection services.

Analyst

Courtenay Brammar

Experienced global enterprise risk and governance professional. Previously Vice President at Morgan Stanley, Deloitte Risk Advisory practitioner and PRMIA steering committee member in both London and New York.

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