Name of Entity
Albertsons/AB Acquisitions LLCOrganization Type
Businesses - OtherAddress
Boise, ID
United States
Description
The Albertsons grocery chain in Southern California announced a data breach when hackers attempted to obtain customer credit and debit card information from its approximately
180 Southern California stores, as well as stores in several other states.AB Acquisition LLC which operates Albertson stores, ACME Markets,
Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Markets all under New Albertson’s, Inc. confirmed that the data breach started as early as June 22, 2014 and ended July 17, 2014. "Albertson stores in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington, Wyoming and southern Utah were also affected. In addition, ACME Markets in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey; Jewel-Osco stores in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana; and Shaw’s and
Star Markets stores in Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island were all impacted by this incident".The company is offering customers who may have been affected by
the breach a year of complimentary identity-protection services. For
more information, customers can call (877) 932-7948 or visit Albertsons'
website.
More Information: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-breach-alberstons-20140815-story.html
Date of Breach
01/01/2014
Source