Target Staff Raised Security Concerns Before Data Breach – WSJ.com

Target Corp.’s TGT -0.66% computer security staff raised concerns about vulnerabilities in the retailer’s payment card system at least two months before hackers stole 40 million credit and debit card numbers from its servers, people familiar with the matter said.

Members of Target’s computer-security staff raised concerns about vulnerabilities in the retailer’s payment-card system before the massive hacking occurred. Danny Yadron has details on the News Hub.

At least one analyst at the Minneapolis-based retailer wanted to do a more thorough security review of its payment system, a request that at least initially was brushed off, the people said. The move followed memos distributed last spring and summer by the federal government and private research firms on the emergence of new types of malicious computer code targeting payment terminals, a former employee said.

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