Target security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Target, with related coverage.
Incidents: 3 · Most recent
Hacking claim against Target raises possibility of 8.6 GB data leak
Attackers claimed to have obtained 8.6 GB of data from Target, raising the possibility of a data leak. They are the same attackers who earlier claimed breaches of Spotify and OpenAI, and whether Target was actually breached has not been confirmed.
Related reports: 2 →Theft of Target source code confirmed
Impact: Source code stolen
It was confirmed that Target's source code had been stolen. The scale of the theft, the attack method and the response measures have not been confirmed.
Read on Security Magazine ↗Target's massive data breach and customer-focused response
Target suffered a massive data breach. How it later recovered through a customer-focused response was examined in May 2024.
Related reports: 2 · last report →