Privacy Monday – August 18, 2014

There is another retail data breach to talk about in this Privacy Monday post – privacy & security bits and bytes to start your week.

Supermarket Chain Reports Data Breach

Minnesota-based food retailer Supervalu Inc. has reported breach of its point-of-sale (POS) system, apparently by hackers. A press release on the corporate website describes the incident as a "criminal intrusion" and says that it "may have" resulted in the theft of credit or debit card numbers. According to Supervalu, there is no evidence that data were stolen, and it has not had any reports of misuse of any such data. Affected stores are reported by the company to be operated under the Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher's Shop 'n Save and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy banners as well as other stand-alone liquor stores and franchised stores. The complete list is at the company's Consumer Security Advisory on its website.