By Anna Prior
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. said it detected an attempted
security intrusion into its supply network, but it doesn't believe
there has been any loss of credit card or consumer data.
The beauty supplies distributor and retailer on Wednesday said
the company believes it promptly mitigated potential issues arising
from the intrusion and it launched an investigation with assistance
from a security firm.
The company said it would continue to investigate and actively
monitor the situation.
Sally Beauty's announcement follows several high-profile data
breaches at retailers, including the massive data breach that
struck Target Corp. during the holiday season.
Target's breach ran for three weeks beginning with the
high-traffic Black Friday shopping weekend and compromised 40
million credit and debit cards.
Earlier this year, arts-and-crafts retailer Michaels Stores Inc.
said it may have been the victim of an attack on its data security,
and high-end retailer Neiman Marcus said the card information of
some of its customers may have been stolen in a cyberattack over
the holiday period.
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