What! 70 Million People got their Credit Card, mailing address, email accounts, and phone numbers Stolen at Target?

The hackers got everything it seems.

According to most recent census data there are 320 million Americans, 240 million of which are over 18.  If Target’s estimate of 70 million different customers is accurate, then 21.8% of the U.S. population has had their names, addresses, phone numbers and email accounts fall into the hands of the criminal masterminds who managed to tap into Target’s customer database. 

Even with the assumption that many customers used different cards at Target, meaning some individuals were victimized more than once, 70 million is a staggering number.

Now that is the hack of the decade by far. I'm lucky that I only set foot in a Target one time and didn't buy anything. I will certainly never go back if all of that information seemed accessible in one place for a hacker to steal. The security must have been a joke.