 Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), the retailer run by hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, is investigating a possible security breach after a series of cyberattacks on other retailers have exposed the data of millions of consumers. Close The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a possible security breach at Sears Holdings... Read More Close Open Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a possible security breach at Sears Holdings Corporation, after a series of cyber attacks on retailers that have exposed the credit-card data of millions of U.S. consumers, according to a person familiar with the investigation. “There have been rumors and reports throughout the retail industry of security incidents at various retailers, and we are actively reviewing our systems to determine if we have been a victim of a breach,” Howard Riefs, a Sears spokesman, said in an e-mailed note. “We have found no information based on our review of our systems to date indicating a breach.” 
 
 Jeffrey Nelson, a spokesman for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, declined to comment about whether the company is probing a possible Sears breach. Sales fell to $10.6 billion from $12.3 billion in the year-ago period. In December, the Minneapolis-based retailer said credit- and debit-card data for as many as 40 million people who shopped in its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have been compromised.
– And now Sears? Bloomberg reports that the Secret Service is investigating a possible security breach at the retailer. There's not much more to the story at this point, and so no way to tell whether this might be something on par with Target's breach. In a statement, Sears says it is "actively reviewing our systems to determine if we have been a victim of a breach," reports Fox Business. But it adds: "We have found no information based on our review of our systems to date indicating a breach." The Secret Service has been investigating the cyber-attacks on Target and other retailers such as Neiman Marcus that exposed customers' credit card data. If Sears joins the group, it won't help CEO Edward Lampert's turnaround efforts.