Secret Service investigating possible data breach at Sears

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79477078/

Secret Service investigating possible data breach at Sears
Staff and wire report
3:04 pm, February 28, 2014

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a possible security breach at 
Sears Holdings Corp., after a series of cyber attacks on retailers that 
have exposed the credit-card data of millions of U.S. consumers, a person 
familiar with the investigation told Bloomberg News.

The person, who asked not to be named because the matter is under 
investigation, didn.t disclose details about the scope or timing of the 
possible breach.

Hoffman Estates-based Sears said it has found no evidence that it has been 
hacked.

"There have been rumors and reports throughout the retail industry of 
security incidents at various retailers, and we are actively reviewing our 
systems to determine if we have been a victim of a breach," the company 
said in a statement. "We have found no information based on our review of 
our systems to date indicating a breach."

The U.S. Secret Service is already investigating digital attacks on 
several other retailers, including Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus Group, 
that have exposed the credit-card data of millions of U.S. consumers.

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