A major retail brand has announced that it has been the victim of a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of 500,000 customers’ data, particularly their loyalty account information.
In an email to its customers, the brand reports that it has become a victim of a cyber attack. which resulted in unauthorized access to any part (from) personal data » loyalty card holders. We are talking about around 500,000 people affected by this data breach.
The customers’ name, surname, postal address, email address and telephone number were stolen, as well as their date of birth, family composition, loyalty card number and the amount of the prize pool stored there. Auchan ensures that it has “ enhanced checks if your loyalty card is taken away “.
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According to the retail giant, its customers’ passwords and banking information were not exposed. The attack has been contained, according to the company, which did not provide further details about the nature of the attack or the date it was discovered.
Auchan is the latest victim of the black streak in France. Boulanger, Cultura and even Free have been exposed to the theft of their customers’ data in recent weeks. Frozen food specialist Picard also fell victim to a data breach last week: as with Auchan, its customers’ loyalty accounts were targeted.