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Which Big Retailer Hasn’t Reported a Major Breach — Yet?

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Dissent

Jordan Robertson reports:

… What may not be apparent amid the deluge of bad news is who’s not on the list. While scores of household names have fallen victim to hackers, some pillars of U.S. retail have managed to stay out of the headlines. So far.

At a time when it may seem like there are few safe places to shop, the threat may not be as out-of-control as it appears. According to data compiled by Bloomberg and a database of breaches maintained by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, eight of the ten biggest public U.S. retailers, when ranked by revenue, have not disclosed major consumer breaches this decade.

Read more on Bloomberg.com.

Interestingly (to me, anyway), at least four out of the eight that haven’t had a breach have health components that would put at least portions of their databases under HIPAA security and privacy rules. Does having to meet HIPAA standards for some of your data result in overall better data security?


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2 thoughts on “Which Big Retailer Hasn’t Reported a Major Breach — Yet?”

  1. S. says:
    October 22, 2014 at 11:08 am

    I was hit with a $200.00 charge from Proflowers. Not a purchase I made. Scammed I was.

    1. Dissent says:
      October 22, 2014 at 1:00 pm

      Where your cc was misused doesn’t tell you where it was compromised. Was Proflowers able to tell you where they delivered the order? Or did the person walk out with the mdse?

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