One of the great scourges for retail companies in the digital age has been the ever-present threat of massive data breaches by hackers attempting to steal millions of consumers ’debit and credit card information.
In recent years, prominent companies as varied as Neiman Marcus, Bebe, Dairy Queen, Sourcebooks and Michaels have been targeted by cybercriminals who have sought to gain unauthorized access to customers’ highly sensitive payment card data by exploiting vulnerabilities in these companies’ data-security measures.
Originally published in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on April 28, 2016.
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