Grocer Confirms Card Fraud
Bank Info Security reports Modesto, California-based grocer Save Mart Supermarkets confirms that at least 80 employees and customers have reported account compromises linked to a data breach discovered Nov. 23. According to a Dec. 5 statement issued by Save Mart, reports of compromised bank account data or attempts to access bank account data escalated over the weekend. Tampered-with card readers are suspected of affecting self-service checkout terminals in 23 Save Mart and Lucky Supermarkets, which also are owned and operated by Save Mart. Save Mart owns and operates more than 233 stores in Northern California.
