Target Data Breach
TARGET DATA BREACH 2013/14
Introduction
There are many types of breaches that can occur when it comes to secure systems and networks. The target breach of 2013/14 was due to human error. It is said that the company had easily stolen credentials. If there was the necessary secure measures taken, this breach could have been stopped. Target did not have an adequate firewall which is why the hackers were able to corrupt the system and steal personal information and credit card information. This whole breach was caused by mistake and the failure to segregate ("Common Types of Breaches | WGA Cyber Risk Hub," n.d.) .
The hackers intent was steal money and they succeeded. Luckily for them, it took target 12 days to realize that someone had hacked into their cash registers and stolen data. By this time, it was too late to do anything. The malicious software program had already stolen the account data ("Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost …show more content…
They also had many class action lawsuits filed against them ("target data breach — Krebs on Security," n.d.). This breach caused target to have suspected losses of confidentiality and integrity. Millions of customers never thought twice about swiping their card at target. They had always just assumed that their information would be kept private and their credit card data would not be compromised. This breach affected 70 million customers. This happened around a major holiday when there were a lot of people shopping for gifts. Because of this breach, some of their customer’s credit cards had to be cancelled and reissued which would have been a hassle. Many people stopped shopping at target for a while until they were confident that everything was done in order to make sure that this would never happen again. Some employees were laid off due to the company needing to pay to get everything fixed and upgrade all of the software that they did not have enough money to keep everyone
Introduction
There are many types of breaches that can occur when it comes to secure systems and networks. The target breach of 2013/14 was due to human error. It is said that the company had easily stolen credentials. If there was the necessary secure measures taken, this breach could have been stopped. Target did not have an adequate firewall which is why the hackers were able to corrupt the system and steal personal information and credit card information. This whole breach was caused by mistake and the failure to segregate ("Common Types of Breaches | WGA Cyber Risk Hub," n.d.) .
The hackers intent was steal money and they succeeded. Luckily for them, it took target 12 days to realize that someone had hacked into their cash registers and stolen data. By this time, it was too late to do anything. The malicious software program had already stolen the account data ("Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost …show more content…
They also had many class action lawsuits filed against them ("target data breach — Krebs on Security," n.d.). This breach caused target to have suspected losses of confidentiality and integrity. Millions of customers never thought twice about swiping their card at target. They had always just assumed that their information would be kept private and their credit card data would not be compromised. This breach affected 70 million customers. This happened around a major holiday when there were a lot of people shopping for gifts. Because of this breach, some of their customer’s credit cards had to be cancelled and reissued which would have been a hassle. Many people stopped shopping at target for a while until they were confident that everything was done in order to make sure that this would never happen again. Some employees were laid off due to the company needing to pay to get everything fixed and upgrade all of the software that they did not have enough money to keep everyone