Consumer Alert: Biden cautions Delawareans to be vigilant in wake of Target data breach
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wilmington – Following today’s announcement by national retailer Target that millions of customers’ payment account information may have been comprised in a data breach, Attorney General Beau Biden today provided tips to Delaware consumers whose accounts may have been affected. According to authorities, payment card data may have been stolen for as many as 40 million Target customers who made credit or debit card purchases in its U.S. stores from November 27, 2013 to December 15, 2013. Data taken in this breach may have included customer name, credit or debit card number, the card’s expiration date, and the card’s three-digit CVV security code.
“All consumers who made credit or debit card purchases at Target over the past three weeks should closely monitor their account activity, follow some simple tips we’re providing, and contact our Consumer Protection Unit at 800-220-5424 if they believe they have been the victim of fraud as a result of this scheme,” Biden said today.
In addition to monitoring activity on the credit and debit cards used to make purchases at Target, Biden urged consumers to immediately take the following precautionary steps:
Consumers who identify suspicious charges on credit or debit accounts should immediately contact those financial institutions and take the following steps:
Equifax Security Freeze, P.O. Box 105788, Atlanta , GA 30348
Experian Security Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen , TX 75013
TransUnion Security Freeze, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton , CA 92834
Finally, Delaware consumers who become the victim of Identity Theft from this breach or other frauds should contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit at 1-800-220-5424. The Consumer Protection Unit can help direct victims to the proper police agency to file a criminal report, answer any other Identity Theft questions they may have, and enroll them in the Delaware Identity Theft Passport Program which helps victims recover from damage that ID theft causes. Learn more about the Identity Theft Passport Program at http://www.attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/consumers/protection/brochure/idthpass.pdf.
Read Target’s announcement of the data breach at: https://corporate.target.com/discover/article/Important-Notice-Unauthorized-access-to-payment-ca
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Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wilmington – Following today’s announcement by national retailer Target that millions of customers’ payment account information may have been comprised in a data breach, Attorney General Beau Biden today provided tips to Delaware consumers whose accounts may have been affected. According to authorities, payment card data may have been stolen for as many as 40 million Target customers who made credit or debit card purchases in its U.S. stores from November 27, 2013 to December 15, 2013. Data taken in this breach may have included customer name, credit or debit card number, the card’s expiration date, and the card’s three-digit CVV security code.
“All consumers who made credit or debit card purchases at Target over the past three weeks should closely monitor their account activity, follow some simple tips we’re providing, and contact our Consumer Protection Unit at 800-220-5424 if they believe they have been the victim of fraud as a result of this scheme,” Biden said today.
In addition to monitoring activity on the credit and debit cards used to make purchases at Target, Biden urged consumers to immediately take the following precautionary steps:
Consumers who identify suspicious charges on credit or debit accounts should immediately contact those financial institutions and take the following steps:
Equifax Security Freeze, P.O. Box 105788, Atlanta , GA 30348
Experian Security Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen , TX 75013
TransUnion Security Freeze, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton , CA 92834
Finally, Delaware consumers who become the victim of Identity Theft from this breach or other frauds should contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit at 1-800-220-5424. The Consumer Protection Unit can help direct victims to the proper police agency to file a criminal report, answer any other Identity Theft questions they may have, and enroll them in the Delaware Identity Theft Passport Program which helps victims recover from damage that ID theft causes. Learn more about the Identity Theft Passport Program at http://www.attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/consumers/protection/brochure/idthpass.pdf.
Read Target’s announcement of the data breach at: https://corporate.target.com/discover/article/Important-Notice-Unauthorized-access-to-payment-ca
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Related Topics: attorney general, consumer protection, fraud
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