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Retail data breaches: 3 lessons companies have learned

Here is a look at three major retail data breaches in the past few years and what companies have learned.

By Lance Spellman | Updated on November 30, 2015

Although the retail sector has by no means seen the greatest frequency of cyber attacks in recent years, several that have occurred have accounted for a huge percentage of the records actually stolen.

Compounded with the sensitivity of the information typically taken in such a breach (credit card details, passwords and personal information) and its appeal on the black market, major breaches such as those at Target, Home Depot and eBay in recent years have landed concern about commercial data security — and questions about who should be held liable for failures — front and center in the minds of retailers and consumers alike. 

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