Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost It $162M In 2013-14

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Friday, February 27th, 2015
Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost It $162M In 2013-14
When it comes to data breaches, retailers are one of the biggest targets these days, and today we have some detail on the costs around one of the more high-profile attacks.

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