Malware 'used to steal 4m card numbers'

Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008. Categories: USA

Malware allowed identity thieves used to steal the credit and debit card details of up to 4.2 million supermarket customers in the US.

Earlier this month Maine-based grocery shop Hannaford had to admit that criminals had somehow compromised millions of credit card numbers and now it has emerged that the security breach was the result of a sophisticated malicious program.

The malware stole information from the supermarket's clients as they paid for their goods, with the information being sent overseas,

Responding to the security threat, Ronald C Hodge, the president and chief executive officer of Hannaford, apologised for the breach.

"Security experts tell us [the breach] was a novel and sophisticated attack on our computer network that resulted in the theft of certain credit and debit card numbers," he explained.

He urged affected consumers to be particularly vigilant against phishing attacks, adding that no one from Hannaford or any financial organisation would phone or email to confirm account details.

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