Michaels Stores

Disclosed Jan 27, 2014Confirmed

Michaels and Aaron Brothers confirm point-of-sale payment card breach

Craft retailer Michaels confirmed a payment card data breach at its Michaels and Aaron Brothers stores and disclosed the data security incident and related costs in its SEC filings.

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Jan 27, 2014
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	Payment cardsNames
Sector	Retail · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Michaels Stores

SEC filingsec.gov

Michaels Stores 10-Q, June 2014

Official noticein.gov

Indiana Attorney General 2014 data breach report: Michaels Stores

Official noticemaine.gov

Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Michael's Stores

Notices filed

Residents of CAJan 27, 2014

California AGCount not stated

Residents of INJan 27, 2014

Indiana AGCount not stated

Residents of MEJan 27, 2014

Maine AGCount not stated

TotalApr 17, 2014

ResearchCount not stated

History of this record

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[] to ["payment-card"]by seedSource

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empty to Craft retailer Michaels confirmed a payment card data breach at its Michaels and Aaron Brothers stores and disclosed the data security incident and related costs in its SEC filings.by seedSource

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

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