It appears that a website run by a company named PNI Digital Media which is owned by Staples on behalf of Walmart Canada might have been hacked and credit card data might have been stolen:
“We were recently informed of a potential compromise of customer credit card data involving Walmart Canada’s Photocentre website, www.walmartcanadaphotocentre.ca, which is operated by a third-party,” said Alex Roberton, director of corporate affairs and social media at Walmart Canada. “We recommend Walmart Canada’s Online Photocentre customers monitor their card transactions closely and immediately alert their financial institution about any unauthorized charges.”
Mr. Roberton said the company has disabled the website and its mobile applications and notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Walmart said it has “no reason to believe” its Walmart.ca and Walmart.com destinations or its in-store transactions have been affected.
Still 60,000 people might have been affected by this. That’s not good. This is one story that is sure to develop as the scope of this hack is revealed. Stay tuned.
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Walmart Canada Looking Into Credit Card Hack
It appears that a website run by a company named PNI Digital Media which is owned by Staples on behalf of Walmart Canada might have been hacked and credit card data might have been stolen:
“We were recently informed of a potential compromise of customer credit card data involving Walmart Canada’s Photocentre website, www.walmartcanadaphotocentre.ca, which is operated by a third-party,” said Alex Roberton, director of corporate affairs and social media at Walmart Canada. “We recommend Walmart Canada’s Online Photocentre customers monitor their card transactions closely and immediately alert their financial institution about any unauthorized charges.”
Mr. Roberton said the company has disabled the website and its mobile applications and notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Walmart said it has “no reason to believe” its Walmart.ca and Walmart.com destinations or its in-store transactions have been affected.
Still 60,000 people might have been affected by this. That’s not good. This is one story that is sure to develop as the scope of this hack is revealed. Stay tuned.
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