As most of you likely know (and as I posted here last month), unauthorized access to Target’s payment card data for in-store purchases made between November 27th and December 15th affected millions of credit and debit cardholders. In fact, Target reported today that the investigation has determined that in addition to the payment card information, the stolen information also include names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million individuals.
If you did indeed shop at a Target store in the U.S. from 11/27-12/15, Target will be offering you one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection (including a free credit report, daily credit monitoring, identity theft insurance where available, and access to personalized assistance). Note that all details will be shared next week including specific instructions on how to enroll; and you will have three months to enroll in the program. Click here for more information.
(Thanks, April!)