Cybernews reports:
7-Eleven confirms its internal systems were breached in April, exposing the information of an unknown number of individuals just weeks after the ShinyHunters ransomware group listed the global convenience store chain as part of its recent “pay-or-leak” campaign.
The Texas-based retail giant has now begun sending a “Notice of Security Incident” to affected individuals, according to a sample letter filed with the Maine Attorney General’s Office on May 15th.
“On behalf of 7-Eleven, Inc., we are writing to inform you about a recent incident that involved personal information about you,” the May 1st document begins.
The company said it discovered the hack on April 8th, when an “unauthorized third party gained access to certain 7-Eleven systems used to store franchisee documents.”
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