Re the 110 million customers hit, there are other areas of disclosure, most of us are not happy with:
http://www.startribune.com/business/239599471.html
“Target reveals more customer data exposed in breach”
‘The size and scope of the consumer data heist from Target Corp. last month is much greater than previously thought, with up to 110 million people at risk by the exposure of credit and debit card numbers, as well as mailing addresses, e-mails and phone numbers, the company said Friday.
The revelation means that the data breach may be the largest ever involving a U.S. retailer and could lead to more complex types of fraud and identity theft for many of those affected.
“It’s big, it’s ugly, and it’s not fun for anyone but the bad guys,” said Jacob Ansari, a data forensics investigator at 403 Labs LLC in Brookfield, Wis.’
It’s the size, 110 million, that has red flags up for me. How many shoppers are there in the US? Subtract out kids under 16, and it really means that at least 1 out of every 3 adults bought something at Target.
That doesn’t pass the smell test for me.
“Target stores are retail stores in the United States that sell variety of merchandise. There are over 1725 target stores in the United States. The very first target store was opened in Roseville, MN in 1962. “
If there have been 110 million purchases in these 1725 stores, that means there 64,000 unique customers per store.
I don’t know what time period this was supposed to have occurred over, so I can’t go further.