Supermarket Chain Reports Data Breach of 4.2 million CC's (NorthEast to Florida)

[Breeze54]

Supermarket Chain Reports Data Breach

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/15621465/detail.html

Hannaford Says Breach Affects 165 Stores

POSTED: 4:01 pm EDT March 17, 2008
UPDATED: 4:49 pm EDT March 17, 2008

PORTLAND, Maine --

A security breach at an East Coast supermarket chain exposed 4.2 million credit and debit card
numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud, the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain announced Monday.

Hannaford said credit and debit card numbers were stolen during the card authorization process
and about 4.2 million unique account numbers were exposed.

The breach affected all of its 165 stores in the Northeast, 106 Sweetbay stores in Florida and
a smaller number of independent groceries that sell Hannaford products.

The company is aware of about 1,800 cases of fraud reported so far relating to the breach.

Ronald Hodge, president and CEO of the Maine-based company, said it has "taken aggressive steps
to augment our network security capabilities" since unusual credit card activity came to light
on Feb. 27.

The Massachusetts Bankers Association said Monday that about one-third of its 200 member banks
have been contacted by Visa and MasterCard, alerting them that some of the credit and debit cards
the banks issued could be at risk.

The bankers association said the breach reportedly occurred from Dec. 7 to March 10

[mainegreen]

1. Oh fuck it. I shop there at least three times a week.

Time to watch the card.
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[Breeze54]

2. You better check all your bank statements and expect a new CC in the mail!

This happened to me with the TJX mess! :grr:

Luckily, I never shop at Hannaford and I use cash to buy groceries now.

[flvegan]

3. They really ought to publish the stores, the stores' addresses and the dates

in their releases. Now everyone that's shopped there (myself included) is going to have to worry.

Oh, well...can't secure your data, screw you Sweetbay.

[Breeze54]

4. All Hannaford & Sweetbay Stores and the dates are Dec. 7 to March 10

And ANY stores that sell Hannaford products.

"a smaller number of independent groceries that sell Hannaford products."