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Credit card data of Target’s customers stolen in a major breach
Chicago Tribune reports on a major credit card breach of Target’s customers. Payment card data was stolen starting from the Black Friday weekend. Investigators believe the data was obtained via software installed on machines that customers use to swipe magnetic strips on their cards when paying for merchandise at Target stores, according to the person…
Target refuses to sell Beyoncé’s album after it was first released digitally
Digital Trends reports that Target is refusing to sell Beyoncé’s self-titled album because it was first released digitally. Releasing a statement about the company’s disinterest in the new album, Target spokesperson Erica Julkowski said “At Target, we focus on offering our guests a wide assortment of physical CDs, and when a new album is available digitally…
Target accidentally sells demo iPad, consumer reacts without common sense
TUAW reports that Target sold a demo iPad unit to on Black Friday and instead of going to Target for an exchange, she contacted a local news agency. Not only that, according to the original report, the customer noticed that it was a demo unit after inspecting the sticker on the bottom, but instead of…