Personal info was also stolen in Target breach

[tvguy]

I refer you to Hannaford, a company that did EVERYTHING right and was still hacked. They lost in court against some class action lawsuits. The courts previously were mixed in determination, but Hannaford and some other smaller decisions seem to indicate that the burden is now on the companies.

Did a quick, dirty Google search and this was the first thing that popped up:
http://www.infolawgroup.com/2011/10/articles/motion-to-dismiss/federal-appeals-court-holds-identity-theft-insurancecredit-monitoring-costs-constitute-damages-in-hannaford-breach-case/


Now that's federal. Depending upon your state. . .well. Some are very, very friendly to consumers and not so much to the business. (If you file suit in Louisiana for damages related to credit card theft, the way the relevant law has been interpreted, the business just needs to bend over and kiss its tail goodbye.)

ETA: Could you please post links to the articles that claim definitively that no one's information has been used?

Yup the deep pockets rule often applies in court without regard to liability.
Every article I can find says the breach "put people at risk" of hacking" and has thinks like "if the thieves figure out how to use the data" but I have not seen an actual case of hacking documented, if you see such an article, please post a link.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/10/news/companies/target-hacking/

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Target-Hacking-Hit-70-Million-Customers--239600181.html

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230762

http://fox17online.com/2014/01/12/target-hacking-hit-up-to-110-million-customers/#axzz2qCzOh32W

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101323479

 

[polineedyan]

Filing a lawsuit is about the dumbest thing I've ever heard. It's information that is easily accessible by any number of sources. It's like people have forgotten that 10 years ago all of that info was the phone book and in large parts of the country, probably still is.

We have Wal-Marts here but I certainly don't shop there so Target it is.

she would have to prove damages. im thinking that it would be a candidate for class-action, if at all. the fact that there isnt a class action suit lessons the likelyhood that she has any case. no damages, no case. and..inconvenience isnt necessarily a 'damage.'