Dear Target Guest,

In light of the recent intrusion into our information systems, we recommend the following tips to guard against possible scams in the future:

1. Never share information with anyone over the phone, email or text, even if they claim to be someone you know or do business with. Instead, ask for a call-back number.
2. Delete texts immediately from numbers or names you don’t recognize.
3. Be wary of emails that ask for money or send you to suspicious websites.
4. Don’t click links within emails you don’t recognize.
5. If there is an unauthorized surveillance camera in your bathroom, paint over the lens to protect your privacy. (Note: Use the attached 10% discount coupon to purchase 1 can of black paint for this project. Offer expires April 23, 2014.)

Thank you for your patience and loyalty to Target.

G. Steinhafel

Chairman, President and CEO
PS On December 19, 2013 the retailer (Target) said that as many as 40 million credit card and debit card accounts may have been compromised during Black Friday weekend through December 15, and that information stolen included customer names, credit or debit card number, the card’s expiration date and CVV (card verification value). Now, in an update on the hacking investigation, Target said that an additional 70 million people were affected, and the stolen customer information includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. Target said that much of this data is “partial in nature,” but it will nonetheless provide one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to all guests who shopped at its U.S. stores.
Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/01/10/target-data-breach-spilled-info-on-as-many-as-70-million-customers/