According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Target had been aware that its servers were compromised, but decided to ignore this warning. FireEye, a security firm that Target hired to monitor its servers, notified Target about the breach twelve days before the actual hack occurred. However, once the hack happened Target fixed the issue by eradicating the malware off of its network on December 15th.
Target also released a statement to public regarding the hack, in order to ensure that customers would continue their holiday shopping with confidence. Although federal investigators informed Target about the hack, Target did not publicly acknowledge about the breach until December 19th. However, Target did not address this issue in the best way possible.
Target also released a statement to public regarding the hack, in order to ensure that customers would continue their holiday shopping with confidence. Although federal investigators informed Target about the hack, Target did not publicly acknowledge about the breach until December 19th. However, Target did not address this issue in the best way possible.