Target says data sold on dark web is ‘outdated,’ likely ‘released by third party’

Following the posting of an alleged database of customer information on a hacker forum, Target is denying that the data being sold on the dark web is current and says that the information was not taken directly from their systems. 

On Thursday, the hacker posted the trove, which contains names, addresses, and transaction information, purportedly for more than 800,000 Target customers.

But Target spokesperson Brian Harper-Tibaldo told The Record that the data is “outdated” and “may have been released by …

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