Two retailers with locations in Bryan and College Station report customer security issues.
Houston-based Spec’s reports a security breach that began in October 2012 exposed personal information that may include checks, credit cards, and debit cards. The Associated Press reports most customers were not affected and fewer than five percent of its transactions were hacked.
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Denton-based Sally Beauty reports more than 25,000 credit and debit card accounts may have been illegally accessed and removed from its system.
Click HERE for more information from Sally Beauty’s website.
Spec’s and Sally Beauty are offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to customers who may have been affected.
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HOUSTON (AP) — One of the biggest Texas liquor store chains has reported a security breach that exposed personal information of customers at some of its smaller stores.
The Houston-based Spec’s chain said in a Friday statement that the breach exposed data from October 31st, 2012 through March 20th, 2014.
Spec’s said that, depending on individual circumstances, information exposed may include information from checks and credit and debit cards. However, most customers weren’t affected and fewer than 5 percent of its transactions were hacked.
The company says it’s offering a free year of credit monitoring and identity-theft protection to customers who may have been affected.
Spec’s said the intrusion involved 34 of its smaller neighborhood stores operating under various brands in College Station, Corpus Christi, El Paso and the Houston area.
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — Sally Beauty says a security breach in March may have affected more of its customers than it earlier estimated.
The beauty products seller said last week that the breach affected fewer than 25,000 credit and debit card accounts. It said Friday that based on an investigation into the incident, a larger number of records containing payment card data may have been illegally accessed and removed from its system.
Sally Beauty refused to say how many accounts may have been impacted until the forensic review is complete.
The company says that it is offering one free year of credit monitoring and identity-theft protection to customers who may have been affected by the incident.
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc., based in Denton, Texas, sells and distributes products through 4,700 stores worldwide.