Natural Grocers Investigating Card Breach

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/03/natural-grocers-investigating-card-breach/

By Brian Krebs
Krebs on Security
March 2, 2015

Sources in the financial industry tell KrebsOnSecurity they have traced a 
pattern of fraud on customer credit and debit cards suggesting that 
hackers have tapped into cash registers at Natural Grocers locations 
across the country. The grocery chain says it is investigating “a 
potential data security incident involving an unauthorized intrusion 
targeting limited customer payment card data.”

In response to questions from KrebsOnSecurity about a possible security 
breach, Lakewood, Colo. based Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. said 
it has hired a third-party data forensics firm, and that law enforcement 
is investigating the matter.

Natural Grocers emphasized that it “has received no reports of any 
fraudulent use of payment cards from any customer, credit card brand or 
financial institution.”

“In addition, is no evidence that PIN numbers or card verification codes 
were accessed,” the company’s statement continued. “Finally, no personally 
identifiable information, such as names, addresses or Social Security 
numbers, was involved, as the company does not collect that data as part 
of its payment processing system.”

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