--- description: The arrest of a 40-year-old man is not related to the probe of the massive data breach at retail store Target, official says title: Arrest of 40-Year-Old Man in Texas Unrelated to Target Data Breach image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3879b39aa6e1a88b/69868e663bc9994e5d1a35b1/rtx18uja.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Reports: No Arrests Over Target Data Breach by [Michelle Arrouas](/author/michelle-arrouas/) ## Michelle Arrouas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 8, 2014 9:39 AM CUT  The sign outside a Target store is seen in Arvada, Colo., on Feb. 14, 2014 The sign outside a Target store is seen in Arvada, Colo., on Feb. 14, 2014Rick Wilking—Reuters by [Michelle Arrouas](/author/michelle-arrouas/) ## Michelle Arrouas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 8, 2014 9:39 AM CUT A 40-year-old man arrested in Texas has been [cleared](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/08/us-cybersecurity-target-idUSBREA4700120140508 "undefined") of involvement in the massive data breach at U.S. retail giant Target, according to reports. Local and national news initially [reported](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/07/target-data-breach/8823543/ "undefined") that Guo Xing Chen was arrested over a much publicized theft of credit-card information believed to be worth some $70 million. However, a law-enforcement source close to the investigation has since told Reuters that his arrest was unrelated. “This appears to be strictly a street level arrest that is not tied to the larger breach investigation,” said the unnamed official. Over the Christmas holidays around 40 million payment records, as well as other customer information such as addresses and contact information, were stolen from the chain of stores. The Secret Service has been helping in subsequent investigations. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/08/us-cybersecurity-target-idUSBREA4700120140508 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/92014/target-data-breach-police-backtracks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/92014/target-data-breach-police-backtracks/"},"headline":"Reports: No Arrests Over Target Data Breach","datePublished":"2014-05-08T09:39:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:43:11.906Z","description":"The arrest of Guo Xing Chen, 40, is not related to the theft of credit-card information at retail store Target, an official says. Media originally reported that police had detained a suspect for the $70 million data breach","url":"https://time.com/92014/target-data-breach-police-backtracks/","keywords":["Texas","Crime","Retail","Target","U.S.","States","Data breach","cyber security"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3879b39aa6e1a88b/69868e663bc9994e5d1a35b1/rtx18uja.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Arrouas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/michelle-arrouas/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3879b39aa6e1a88b/69868e663bc9994e5d1a35b1/rtx18uja.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sign outside a Target store is seen in Arvada","caption":"Sign outside a Target store is seen in Arvada","creditText":"Rick Wilking—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/92014/target-data-breach-police-backtracks/","name":"Reports: No Arrests Over Target Data Breach"}}]}] ```