Name of Entity
Lowes CorporationOrganization Type
Businesses-Retail/Merchant - Including Online RetailAddress
Mooresville, NC
United States
Description
Lowes Corporation had to issue a data breach notice to current and former drivers for the company due to a security breach with one of the third party vendors they use.Information breached included including names, addresses, birthdays, Social Security numbers, driver'slicense numbers, and other driving record information with a company called E-DriverFile, an online database provided by SafetyFirst, a driver safety firm headquartered in New Jersey. The third party vendor unintentionally backed up the data to an unsecure server that was accessible via the Internet. The information may have been exposed from July 2014 through April 2014 before it was discovered.Lowes is offering their current and former employees one year free of AllClearID. Those affected can call 1-877-322-8228
Date of Breach
01/01/2014
Source