- Target Corp on Saturday said its payment registers were back online after a systems outage stopped customers in the United States from paying for in-store purchases.
The outage was caused by an"internal technology issue" that lasted for about two hours and was not a data breach or security-related issue, Target said in a statementthat it was aware guests could not make purchases and apologized for the inconvenience.Some customers took to Twitter to complain using the hashtag #targetdown, and many commended Target employees for handling the situation well.
“The poor people @Target,” one Twitter user with the handle @writeriowa wrote. “I walked in, they apologized profusely, and handed me coupons. It’s not the local employees’ fault, so please, be patient and kind. #targetdown.”A defect in a network device in June 2014 also caused problems with Target’s payment processing systems, according to media reports.Our Standards:
The same day that video of researchers beating robots is released - coincidence?😱 'The [registers] were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan.'
No shit, the registers are networked computers.
Blame it on the IT guy!! 🤦🏻♂️
Damn Ruskies! You know it is not China, that is all their merchandise. LOL
It happens... People need to calm their tits
... glad to hear it wasn't over artistic differences, after all.
How large was the ransomware demand?