Wawa facing lawsuits over data breach at all of its stores

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Wawa convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a data breach that affected its 850 locations along the East Coast.

Wawa Inc. discovered malware on its payment processing servers this month before stopping the breach Dec. 12, the company has said. Officials with the company, based in Wawa, Pennsylvania, believe the malware had been collecting card numbers, customer names and other data since as early as March.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday that at least six lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed in federal court in Philadelphia.

“The data breach was the inevitable result of Wawa’s inadequate data security measures and cavalier approach to data security,” said one suit, filed by the law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith, of Haverford.



FILE - This April 2, 2015 file photo shows a Wawa convenience store in Philadelphia. The convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a data breach that affected its 850 locations along the East Coast. Wawa Inc. discovered malware on its payment processing servers this month before stopping the breach Dec. 12, 2019 the company has said. Officials with the company, based in Wawa, Pennsylvania, believe the malware had been collecting card numbers, customer names and other data since as early as March.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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[dewsgirl]

1. Wow that sucks, until I moved a couple months ago, I went to WAWA everyday

for a couple years.😳My son and I were just discussing, how much we miss it.

[SunSeeker]

2. Fuck. I used my Visa card in a Wawa near Philadelphia in May of this year.

[Skittles]

3. stuff like this is why I still pay with cash

yes indeed

[Stuart G]

7. Yes, I still pay with cash almost all of the time.

Rarely I use the card. Always with cash at food stores, gas stations, daily purchases, etc.

[sazemisery]

4. I had my debit card number used at a Wawa this week...

I've never been to a Wawa. I caught the 2 $100 withdrawals while they were still 'pending', put flags on my card, ordered new ones and spent the entire week changing all my passwords, etc. The debit card was in my wallet. This is a bigger breach than they are letting on IMHO.

[turbinetree]

5. And with condolences WAWA will offer:

Wawa has said it will offer free credit card monitoring and identity theft prevention services to anyone whose information might have been collected............................. ...................a little late huh.........................

And I just used Wawa about a week ago to get cash out...................time to call my Credit Union................

[Stuart G]

6. Wawa is a privately owned company.

Soon, when this gets around, the sentence will read: Wawa was a privately owned company.

The trouble this will cause many people is incredible.