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Target told to carry out security review just months before breach

Target’s massive security hole was ripped open in spite of warnings from the retailers security people about potential vulnerabilities in its payment system. In essence, bad timing led to a perfect security storm, former Target employees and others familiar with the breach investigation told the Wall Street Journal. The retailer lost several members of its cybersecurity team months before the 2013 holiday shopping season the time when hackers siphoned off the customer records. At least one analyst suggested thoroughly reviewing the security of Target’s point-of-sale terminals prior to the retailer updating the terminals an update could potentially create new security vulnerabilities.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/18/target-was-warned-of-payment-system-vulnerabilities-before-data-breach/

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