A previously announced data breach at Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th and Lord & Taylor locations in the United States lasted about nine months before it was detected and shut down last month, Hudson’s Bay Co. said Friday. The Toronto-based retail company announced the breach on April 1 but provided few details at the time. It said Friday that the breach began as early as July 1 last year but has been contained since March 31. HBC chief executive Helena Foulkes, who joined the company in February, said Friday that the company regrets any concern caused by this issue. HBC now says the breach was caused by malware, a type of software inserted into its system to collect customer payment card information, including cardholder name, payment card number and expiration date.

Source: thestar April 27, 2018 15:00 UTC