TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay Co. says customer payment card information was involved in a “data security issue” at certain Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5th and Lord & Taylor stores in North America.<\/p>\n
The company didn’t say whether any Canadian locations were affected, but says there’s no indication that the breach affects the company’s digital platforms or Hudson’s Bay and Home Outfitters stores.<\/p>\n
It says there could be fraudulent charges to customers’ accounts because of the breach, but adds that those customers won’t be liable to pay them.<\/p>\n
HBC is asking clients to review their account statements to ensure there hasn’t been activity or transactions they don’t recognize.<\/p>\n
The company says it’s investigating and taking steps to contain the attack.<\/p>\n
It says it will offer free identity protection services to those affected once they learn more about the breach.<\/p>\n
New York-based security firm Gemini Advisory LLC says a hacking group called JokerStash announced last week that it had put more than 5 million stolen credit and debit cards up for sale, and that the compromised records came from Saks and Lord & Taylor customers.<\/p>\n
With files from the Associated Press.<\/p>\n
Companies in this story: (TSX:HBC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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