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Kmart

Disclosed Apr 3, 201313 years ago16,446 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

Malware on Kmart in-store payment systems compromises card data

Kmart said malware present on some in-store payment systems since September 2014 compromised customer credit and debit card data, and it was working with law enforcement and forensic investigators.

What is known

People affected16,446 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedApr 3, 2013
AttackHacking
Data exposedPayment cards, Names, Health
SectorRetail · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
Kmart and Dairy Queen Report Data Breacharchive.nytimes.com · News
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Kmartmaine.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Kmart (Healthcare Provider, IL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalApr 3, 201312,542
HHS archivetotalFeb 10, 201416,446
HHS archivetotalSep 10, 20141,866
ResearchtotalOct 10, 2014
Maine AGresidents of MEMay 19, 2015716
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2014-02-10 to 2013-04-03 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 1866 to 16446 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2014-09-10 to 2014-02-10 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["payment-card","names"] to ["payment-card","names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 1866 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2014-10-10 to 2014-09-10 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · source_type: press to official · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · source_url: https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/kmart-and-dairy-queen-report-data-breach/ to https://www.maine.gov/ag/sites/maine.gov.ag/files/docs/Data%20breach%20spreadsheet%208-1-2021%20through%2012-5-2018%20REDACTED.xlsx · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · status: disclosed to confirmed · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · verified_by: empty to me-ag · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · verified: 0 to 1 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["payment-card"] to ["payment-card","names"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · seed source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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