- The hacking attack at Neiman Marcus went undetected from July to December, according to company officials.
- Though the department store protected customer pin information and personal data from the intrusion, it did acknowledge that stolen credit card information was used to make fraudulent purchases.
- Traders betting on Target to take a tumble off the data breach haven't seen much action. If there is a beneficiary it might be the credit-reporting agencies - Equifax (NYSE:EFX), Experian (OTCQX:EXPGF, OTCQX:EXPGY, private in the U.S.), and TransUnion (owned by Goldman Sachs and Advent International) - as millions of Americans suddenly have the need to see if their credit is clean.