Authorities probing unwanted intrusion; hard questions ahead
, the retailer told the regulator that on August 21, it found an unnamed third party was snooping around its servers,"including portions of its systems containing certain confidential information." However, the filing doesn't state exactly what information was targeted by the attackers."The company's investigation of the incident remains ongoing.
The retailer, which has more than 850 stores across the US, isn't saying exactly what kind of information has been stolen.has asked Dick's and we'll update this story as soon as more information comes in. But affected customers should be receiving an alert on how they have been affected. Let us know if you receive such an alert.
Dick's reports that it has called in law enforcement to investigate the intrusion and has signed up an external security firm to assess the extent of the issue and fix any outstanding security problems. The retail chain is due to release its second-quarter earnings report on September 4 and more details may be available then. ®Patch Tuesday
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