Active participation is key to minimizing risk of account fraud
Target on Thursday announced that 40M credit and debit card accounts may have been affected by a recent data breach. While not directly affected by this breach, Eaton Family Credit Union encourages its members to actively participate in efforts to minimize the risk of fraudulent activity on their accounts. According to Target's news release , customers who swiped their cards at terminals in its U.S. stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have had their accounts exposed. The stolen data includes customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates and the three-digit security codes located on the backs of cards. The stolen information included Target store brand cards and major card brands such as Visa and MasterCard. Eaton Family Credit Union provides Visa-branded credit cards processed by Fidelity Information Services , (FIS), which acknowledged the breach in an announcement to its partners stating it does not provide services to Target,