{"id":707,"date":"2014-01-11T16:54:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T16:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulgurney.com\/whats_new_blog\/?p=707"},"modified":"2014-01-17T15:45:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T15:45:24","slug":"target-website-hiding-its-data-theft-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulgurney.com\/whats_new_blog\/2014\/01\/target-website-hiding-its-data-theft-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Target website hiding its data theft warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Target’s had a big red target leveled at its data systems recently; the intrusion and theft of over 100 million consumer credit & debit card information is almost the largest in history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s website features a notice to consumers; but strangely, 2 seconds after the home page loads, an ad overlay obscures the warning text and link.<\/p>\n

Purposeful or by accident, it’s a big oops on top of the disaster.<\/p>\n

See the site 1 second after load:<\/p>\n

\"website<\/a>
The Target website shows theft message at page load<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And 2 seconds later:<\/p>\n

\"Target<\/a>
Target homepage after 2 seconds; the warning is covered over<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Intentional or by accident?<\/p>\n

Does the law require companies to disclose breaches?
\n<\/strong>As an aside, most States do not require the companies disclose successful network breaches to their customers. A law firm has published a useful chart to track State-by-State requirements.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.perkinscoie.com\/statebreachchart\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The write:<\/p>\n

Perkins Coie’s Privacy & Security <\/a>practice\u00a0maintains a\u00a0comprehensive chart that summarizes state laws regarding security breach notification.\u00a0 The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each state’s sometimes unique security breach notification requirements.\u00a0 Lawyers, compliance professionals, and business owners have told us that the chart has been\u00a0helpful when preparing for and responding to data breaches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maine has such a disclosure law<\/a> on its book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Target’s had a big red target leveled at its data systems recently; the intrusion and theft of over 100 million consumer credit & debit card information is almost the largest in history. It’s website features a notice to consumers; but strangely, 2 seconds after the home page loads, an ad overlay obscures the warning text … <\/p>\n

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