[The security box] Neiman Marcus alerts 4.6 million customers about May 2020 data breach

[Jared Rimer]

This isn't the first for them, as you've read.  Its always the same 
though, they keep more info than they need to do the job, and that's 
where I drew the line.

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On 10/2/2021 1:56 PM, Jennifer Martinez via Thesecuritybox wrote:
> OMG! This is unacceptable! A breach every 2 years! Why is it so hard to 
> secure data! First T-Mobile and now this? Is there some kind of 
> competition going on? "I'll race you. Let's see who can get the most 
> breaches in a decade? Shit! Seriously folks...what is the reason for all 
> of this data leaking?There's really no excuse!
> 
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>     On Sat, Oct 2, 2021 at 9:35 AM, Jared Rimer via Thesecuritybox
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> 
>     Neiman Marcus alerts 4.6 million customers about May 2020 data breach
>     Cyberscoop »   /  Jeff Stone
> 
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/neiman-marcus-data-breach-customer-letter/>
> 
>     Retailer Neiman Marcus is notifying some 4.6 million customers that
>     their information was compromised in a May 2020 data breach, the
>     company said.
> 
>     The Dallas-based chain announced Thursday
>     <https://www.neimanmarcusgroup.com/2021-09-30-Neiman-Marcus-Confirms-Unauthorized-Access-to-Customer-Online-Accounts>
>     that hackers accessed user names and passwords, as well as security
>     questions and answers associated with consumer accounts. The luxury
>     fashion chain, one of the largest in the U.S., forced password
>     changes for customers who did not reset their credentials following
>     the incident, and is working with the security firm Mandiant to
>     investigate the matter.
> 
>     Unidentified intruders accessed roughly 3.1 million payment cards
>     and virtual gift cards, the company said, adding that 85% of those
>     numbers are invalid or have expired. There is no evidence that
>     accounts at Neiman Marcus-owned Bergdorf Goodman or Horchow were
>     affected in the matter, the company said in a statement.
> 
>     Word of the breach arrives as Neiman Marcus, like other
>     brick-and-mortar retailers, tries to recover from a sudden drop off
>     in sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm has reduced debt to
>     roughly $80 million from $327 million in 2019, the Wall Street
>     Journal reported in June
>     <https://www.wsj.com/articles/neiman-marcus-rides-a-rebound-in-luxury-shoppers-11623767400>,
>     while planning to invest more than $500 million over the next three
>     years to accelerate in-store changes and update its supply chain.
> 
>     The company previously disclosed a data breach in April 2017 in
>     which hackers used customer user names and passwords as a foothold
>     into other data, including other customers’ names, purchase
>     histories and some payment information. Two years before that,
>     fraudsters took control of more than 5,000 accounts, including full
>     payment card numbers and expiration dates
>     <https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/neiman-marcus-says-46m-affected-by-data-breach-a-17658>,
>     to make a series of fraudulent purchases.
> 
>     The post Neiman Marcus alerts 4.6 million customers about May 2020
>     data breach
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/neiman-marcus-data-breach-customer-letter/>
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