High-end shoppers may have snickered at Target's recent data security breach, but now they may be dealing with a crisis of their own: Neiman Marcus says its own security breach may have compromised 1.1 million credit cards last year.
The retailer says on its websitethat Visa, Mastercard and Discover have reported approximately 2,400 cards from Neiman Marcus customers that were used improperly. According to Neiman Marcus, this improper use likely comes from malicious software in the company's system that attempted to take credit card information between July 16 and Oct. 30, 2013.
Neiman Marcus says that it is notifying customers of both its high-end retailer and Last Call, its clearance chain, who may have been affected. The company is offering a free year of credit monitoring and identity-theft protection.
“We deeply regret and are very sorry that some of our customers' payment cards were used fraudulently after making purchases at our stores…. We want you always to feel confident shopping at Neiman Marcus, and your trust in us is our absolute priority,” Neiman Marcus said in its online statement.
Social security numbers, birth dates and PIN numbers were not among the information that was stolen, the company claims. Still, the company says, customers should check their credit card statements and report any fraudulent charges immediately so they can be rectified.Tar
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Zach Warren
Zach Warren is the editor-in-chief of Legaltech News. Based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Zach has been with LTN since 2015. He can be reached at [email protected].
