Pa. credit union sues Target over data breach

Published February 3, 2014 6:56pm ET



PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania credit union is suing Target Corp. for the cost of reissuing debit cards to about 75 customers whose account information was compromised by computer hackers who stole 40 million credit and debit card numbers from the retailer’s customers.

The federal lawsuit filed Friday by the First Choice Federal Credit Union in New Castle seeks class action status, claiming there will be far in excess of the 100 victims and $5 million in damages needed to justify a class action under federal law once other financial institutions come forward. The Pennsylvania credit union is located about 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

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