Privacy Monday: Cinco de Mayo, 2014
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Breaking news this Privacy Monday: The fallout from the massive Target Corporation data breach continues. This morning, the Target board announced that Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel has resigned effective immediately. The company has appointed Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan as interim president and chief executive. Steinhafel spent 35 years with Target, and both his resignation letter and the board's statement reference the data breach. Steinhafel: "The last several months have tested Target in unprecedented ways." The board: "Most recently, Gregg led the response to Target's 2013 data breach. He held himself personally accountable and pledged that Target would emerge a better company. We are grateful to him for his tireless leadership and will always consider him a member of the Target family. "
Read more: USA Today
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