Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: Michael's
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Retail Trade
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Sensors
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Multiple sources in the banking industry say they are tracking a pattern of fraud on cards recently used at Michaels Stores Inc., an Irving, Texas-based arts-and-crafts retailer that maintains more than 1,250 stores across the United States.