Jewel-Osco Parent Company Announces New Data Breach
(CBS) -- The operating company for Jewel-Osco supermarkets announced Monday that it has been notified of an attempt to steal customers' data from the stores.
In a statement on its website, AB Acquisition LLC, which operates Jewel-Osco stores among other grocery chains, says its IT provider informed them of a criminal attempt to steal customers' credit and debit card information. Jewel-Osco stores in Illinois were among those affected.
The company says this attempt is separate from a previous apparent data theft incident that was announced on Aug. 14, saying that different malaware was used.
"We take our responsibility to protect our customers' payment card data seriously," said Bob Miller, Chief Executive Officer at AB Acquisition LLC. "We sincerely regret that our customers' data was targeted. As a company, our decisions are always focused on what is best for our customers, and we know this issue has inconvenienced them and caused concern. We are taking appropriate measures to enhance the protection of our customers' payment card data. We are working closely with all parties on the investigation into this incident."
It has not yet been determined if customers' account numbers, expiration date, and other information were in fact stolen as a result of the breach.