Michaels

The New Hampshire Attorney General reported on April 18, 2014, that Michaels Stores, Inc. experienced a data breach involving highly sophisticated malware affecting customer payment card information. Approximately 2.6 million cards may have been impacted between May 8, 2013, and January 27, 2014, but no personal information beyond payment card numbers and expiration dates was at risk. Michaels is offering 12 months of identity protection and credit monitoring services to affected customers.

Source: https://www.doj.nh.gov/citizens/consumer-protection-antitrust-bureau/security-breach-notifications

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/michaels-stores-inc-

"id": "mic1032070925",
"linkid": "michaels-stores-inc-",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2013",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Approximately 2.6 million',
                        'industry': 'Retail',
                        'name': 'Michaels Stores, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Retail'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'customer_advisories': 'Offering 12 months of identity protection and credit '
                        'monitoring services',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Approximately 2.6 million',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'None beyond payment '
                                                        'card numbers and '
                                                        'expiration dates',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['payment card numbers',
                                              'expiration dates']},
 'date_detected': '2014-01-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-04-18',
 'description': 'Michaels Stores, Inc. experienced a data breach involving '
                'highly sophisticated malware affecting customer payment card '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['payment card numbers', 'expiration dates'],
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-04-18',
                 'source': 'New Hampshire Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Offering 12 months of identity protection '
                                   'and credit monitoring services to affected '
                                   'customers'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Michaels Stores, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}