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Harbor Freight Tools

Harbor Freight Tools Data Breach (2013)

Harbor Freight Tools

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Disclosed

January 1, 2013

4833 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Hacking

Industry

Retail

Description

Harbor Freight Tools, a U.S.-based chain of 400 retail tool stores, has reported a breach against its payment processing system. The Calabasas, Calif.-based company says in a statement that it was advised by several credit card companies that it may have been the target of a cyber-attack. Upon investigation, the company confirmed the attack, but it is providing few details about the incident.