Hannaford supermarket chain discloses data breach involving credit, debit cards

Portland, Maine-based supermarket concatenation Hannaford Brothers Monday disclosed it have suffered a information invasion into its computer
web that have resulted in the larceny of client recognition and debit entry card numbers.

“The invasion affected Hannaford stores, Sweetbay supplies in Sunshine State and certain independently-operated retail locations in
the Northeast that carry Hannaford products,” declared Ronald Hodge, Hannaford’s president and CEO. Hannaford did not provide
further information except to state that it believes that “no personal information, such as as name calling or addresses, was accessed. Hannaford doesn’t collect, cognize or maintain any personally identifiable client information from transactions.”

According to the statement by Hodge, the information was “illegally accessed from our computing machine systems during transmittal of card
authorization.”

Hannaford is encouraging clients to maintain ticker on their credit-card statements for possible fraud. “Hannaford is cooperating
with recognition and debit entry card issuers to guarantee those clients who may be affected by the larceny are protected,” Hodge said in
the prepared remarks. “We also alerted law enforcement authorities, and are working closely with them to assist place those
responsible.”

Earlier Monday, the Bay State Bankers Association issued a that Visa and MasterCard had contacted 60 to 70 Banks in Bay State about a big information breach at a “large retailer” whose
name it wouldn’t disclose.

“We have got got learned that 60 to 70 of our Banks have received alarms from Visa and MasterCard about one thousands of open credit
and debit entry card game caught in a new information breach,” said Daniel Forte, president and chief executive officer of the Bay State Bankers Association. The information breach is reported to have got occurred between Dec. 7, 2007 and March 10, 2008. The Master in Business said that each depository financial institution that received
an qui vive from the card companies will do its ain determination whether or not to publish new card game or to supervise the business relationships for
the clip being.