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Nordstrom Reveals Data Breach, Sensitive Employee Information Exposed

November 13th, 2018, By Maritza Santillan

 

A data breach involving luxury retailer Nordstrom has potentially exposed the personal information of thousands of its employees.

 

The Seattle-based company said the compromised data included employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries, and more.

 

According to reports, employees received an email notification this week informing them of the breach, while others were notified in-person by their store managers.

In a statement, Nordstrom said its security team discovered the incident on Oct. 9, which was the result of a contract worker who improperly handled the employee information.

 

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