Bebe Stores confirms payment card security breach (updated)

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05/12/2014 12:56

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    Dec 5 (Reuters) - Bebe Stores Inc  BEBE.O  said it detected 
a hacking attack on its payment processing system that could 
have compromised data from cards swiped in its stores in the 
United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. 
    The exposed data may have included cardholder names, account 
numbers, expiration dates and verification codes, the women's 
apparel retailer said on Friday.  
    Bebe, which also operates stores in Canada, said the 
affected transactions were made between Nov. 8 and Nov. 26, the 
day before Thanksgiving.  
    Security blog KrebsOnSecurity said on Thursday that hackers 
may have stolen credit and debit card data from bebe during 
Thanksgiving and Black Friday.  ID:nL3N0TO5KP  
    Bebe is the latest retailer to fall prey to hackers. 
    Previous victims included Home Depot Inc  HD.N , Target Corp 
 TGT.N , Sears Holdings Corp  SHLD.O  and Michaels Stores Inc. 
    Bebe said online transactions were not affected. 
    "We moved quickly to block this attack and have taken steps 
to further enhance our security measures," Chief Executive Jim 
Wiggett said in a statement on Friday.  ID:nBwbs2g18a  
    Bebe operates 175 retail stores and 35 outlet stores in the 
United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada. 
    Bebe's shares, which have fallen by more than half in the 
past nine months, closed at $2.73 on the Nasdaq on Thursday. 
 
 (Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by 
Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Don Sebastian) 
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