Lawmakers hear warnings of U.S. companies’ lax data security

Lisa Madigan, the Illinois lawyer normal, spoke at a congressional listening to as lawmakers assessment whether or not retailers Target Corp and Neiman Marcus Crew LLC correctly secure their customers’ information. High executives of Goal and Neiman Marcus, which suffered main information breaches ultimate 12 months that exposed non-public information of thousands and thousands of customers, testified in Congress for a second straight day, announcing the assaults were so sophisticated that they kept away from their absolute best security practices.