Michaels Says Nearly 3 Million Customers Hit By Data Breach

Michaels, the craft store chain that confirmed a data breach earlier this year, said nearly 3 million customers’ information had been stolen from its point-of-sale system, including from several Washington-area stores.

The company’s statement late Thursday said an analysis by two security firms found that criminals broke into its system using “highly sophisticated malware that had not been encountered previously by either of the security firms.”

The malware has since been removed, the company said. 
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