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2013 breach of 41M payment cards and 60M contacts; USD 18.5M multistate settlementDec 19, 201312 years agoHacking41M
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  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · source: https://www.maine.gov/ag/sites/maine.gov.ag/files/docs/Data%20breach%20spreadsheet%208-1-2021%20through%2012-5-2018%20REDACTED.xlsx
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · lawsuit: USD 18.5M 47-state AG settlement (May 2017)
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · records: 41000000
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · summary: Target's 2013 data breach affected more than 41 million customer payment card accounts and exposed contact information for more than 60 million customers. In 2017, 47 states and DC reached a USD 18.5M settlement, then the largest multistate
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · title: 2013 breach of 41M payment cards and 60M contacts; USD 18.5M multistate settlement
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · status: settled
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · fine_usd: 18500000
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · lawsuit: $18.5M multistate attorneys general settlement (2017)
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · sector: retail
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · attack: hacking
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · data_types: ["payment-card","names","addresses","phone","emails"]
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · records_basis: organization
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · records: 70000000
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · disclosed: 2013-12-19
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · discovered: 2013-12
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · summary: Malware on Target's US point-of-sale registers stole payment card data from about 40 million card accounts between November 27 and December 15, 2013, and the intruder also took names, addresses, phone numbers or emails for up to 70 million
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · title: POS malware steals 40 million payment cards and data on 70 million guests
  • 2026-09-25 · Target, 2013-12-19 · added

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