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Loblaw Data Breach Impacts Customer Information

Personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers was accessed by hackers.

Loblaw data breach

Canadian retailer Loblaw has disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained access to customer information.

Loblaw is one of Canada’s largest food and pharmacy retailers. It operates over 2,400 stores across Canada and owns brands such as Shoppers Drug Mart, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, and President’s Choice.

In a brief data breach notice the company said it recently discovered that a “criminal third-party” accessed basic customer information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers.

“Loblaw’s current investigation indicates that passwords, health information and credit card data were not compromised. The investigation also indicates that PC Financial was not impacted by this breach,” the company stated.

It’s unclear how many customers are affected by the Loblaw data breach.

At the time of writing no known ransomware group appears to have taken credit for an attack on Loblaw.

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Loblaw’s data breach disclosure comes just as Starbucks has begun notifying hundreds of employees about a cybersecurity incident that exposed their personal information.

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Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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