Kmart is the latest largest U.S. retailer to experience a data breach, confirmed that hackers had accessed certain debit and credit card numbers.
IT Security firm hired by the Kmart found the store payment data systems "were infected with a malware that was undetectable by current antivirus systems".
The company says no personal information, no debit card PIN numbers, no email addresses and no social security numbers were accessed in the security beach.
According to the investigation, the cyber criminals got into their systems in early September. The company said it immediately removed the malware.
IT Security firm hired by the Kmart found the store payment data systems "were infected with a malware that was undetectable by current antivirus systems".
The company says no personal information, no debit card PIN numbers, no email addresses and no social security numbers were accessed in the security beach.
According to the investigation, the cyber criminals got into their systems in early September. The company said it immediately removed the malware.