Data thieves steal credit card data from supermarket chain

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"The stolen data was limited to credit and debit card numbers and expiration dates, and was illegally accessed from our computer systems during transmission of card authorization," said Hannaford CEO Ron Hodge, in astatementposted to the company’s Web site.
Hannaford became aware of the theft on Feb. 27, following reports of suspicious credit card activity. The crime, which occurred some time between December and March, is one of the largest reported data thefts from a retailer in U.S. history.
"Somebody hacked into their system," said Mark Walker, vice president and counsel with the Maine Bankers Association, which started informing its 15 member banks of the breach last Friday.
Although only credit and debit card numbers were stolen — not names or addresses — Walker said that some cases of identity theft had been associated with the incident.
The Associated PressreportedMonday that more than 1,800 cases of fraud had been linked to the theft, which affects 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers.
That’s far fewer account numbers than in the nation’s largest retail data theft. In 2005, hackers gained access to computer systems at Massachusetts-based TJX Companies, owners of T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and Bob’s Stores. That breach affected more than 94 million credit and debit card accounts.
Hannaford is owned by Belgian supermarket giant Delhaize Group, which operates about 1,500 stores in the eastern U.S. In addition to Hannaford Brothers, it owns Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar, Harveys, Kash n’ Karry and Sweetbay grocery stores.

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12 Responses to “Data thieves steal credit card data from supermarket chain”

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