Women’s clothing store Bebe has become the latest retail hacking victim in a breach that exposed credit and debit card information, the company announced on Friday.
Between the period of November 8 and November 26, Bebe believes that hackers gained access to its payment-processing systems and were able to nab credit and debit card data. The hackers could get cardholders’ names, account numbers, expiration dates, and verification codes, according to the company. That’s all a person would need to make fraudulent purchases on a card.
“Our relationship with our customers is of the highest priority and we recognize the importance of protecting their information,” said Bebe CEO Jim Wiggett, in a statement. “We moved quickly to block this attack and have taken steps to further enhance our security measures.”
The Bebe hack is just the latest in a string of data breaches that have left companies around the world scouring to find a suitable solution to the epidemic. Last year, Target was hit with a massive data breach that made over 110 million customer records available to hackers. Soon after, the hacked data was found on underground Internet sites that sell customer information to criminals.
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