Thursday, May 9, 2013
The cost to the bank has been "significant," an executive said. The news comes after thousands of Schnucks customers had their credit and debit cards compromised due to a security breach.
Customers of Commerce Bank should keep an eye on the mail. You're likely getting new debit cards, even if you didn't ask for one. Clayton-based Commerce Bancshares confirms that customers throughout the region are getting new cards as a precaution following a security breach at Schnucks grocery stores around the area that compromised customer financial data. Carl Bradbury, Commerce's Director of Consumer Products, wouldn't identify Schnucks by name in an interview Thursday but did acknowledge "a large event" where cards were considered compromised, prompting the move. The decision to re-issue does not mean that a customer's card was necessarily compromised, but that it was used during a time period where others were. Bradbury also said …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Whether you shopped at Schnucks and discovered your card information was stolen or not, here's some tips to tackle identity theft in this case and others.
It doesn't matter if you shopped at Schnucks during the breach period: Identity theft can happen anytime, anywhere. That's what Kris Schmidt, assistant special agent of the Secret Service's St. Louis office, is emphasizing. Schmidt told Patch the breach into Schnucks' server that was discovered last month is an example of how information can be stolen on a very large scale. "Nobody really knows if it's safe to use your card or not until there's a breach," Schmidt said. As Patch previously reported, the cyberattack affected customers' debit and credit card numbers used at the grocery chain between December 2012 and March 29 of this year. A KMOV report shared that 2.4 million cards used at 79 of the store's 100 locations are at risk of …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
POLICE LOG April 8-14: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police took more reports regarding identity theft and fraud. Someone was arrested for possession of cocaine.
Following are recent incidents handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: April 8 An accident, with injuries, occurred on Manchester Road. An accident happened at Maple Crossing and Fullerton Meadows; no injuries were reported. An identity theft report was taken by officers. A resident's name was used to make an account on which approximately $500 was charged. A window was broken out of a vehicle on Victoria Crossing. April 9 Three identity theft reports were taken. A lost license plate report was taken. Money and a credit card was stolen from a purse laying in a vehicle parked on the Wildwood Family YMCA parking lot, 2641 Highway 109. April 10 Trash cans on Lafayette Trails were run over; four people …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The grocer is still investigating the scope of a data breach that compromised debit and credit card information.
A Schnucks spokesperson Tuesday could not specify exactly when, but said the grocer will identify a list of stores impacted by a cyberattack last month which left customers vulnerable to identity theft and fraudulent charges on their debit or credit cards along with a timeframe if when they were vulnerable. The company has already announced that it had "found and contained" the problem, but hasn't said exactly how it happened. "We have never spoken to scope of this because we just don't know it," Lori Willis said by phone Tuesday morning. The company released a weekend statement updating the situation, which you can read below. "We announced on March 30 that we had found and contained the issue. We strongly believe our containment …
Friday, March 29, 2013
The Maryland Heights-based grocer has been feeling the wrath of customers who have had their bank accounts and credit cards compromised by identity thieves this month.
A spokeswoman for Schnucks told Patch Friday night that the grocery store chain has not been able to pinpoint the source of a breach that has left customers across the St. Louis region vulnerable to identity theft and bank accounts at risk. The Secret Service, which as of earlier this week was not officially involved in an investigation but had been in touch with local law enforcement agencies, speculated that it could be a third party which processes credit and debit card transactions. Once those card numbers are obtained, they are sold online in a black market, purchased by someone who creates new cards with the old numbers and racks up charges. In many cases, those charges are flagged by the card issuer and the consumer is cleared of …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
St. Louis County police reach out to residents to help them file police reports after claims of identity theft continue coming in connected to a possible issue at Schnucks stores. A Facebook page for this situation is shared in this article.
As previously reported by Patch, authorities from jurisdictions around the St. Louis area are confirming reports in recent days that Schnucks may have had its credit card collection system compromised, making consumers vulnerable to identity theft. Schnucks is reportedly aware of the possible issue and had outside agencies helping the chain investigate. Thursday, St. Louis County Police in Wildwood tell Patch they've received as many as 15 reports of the possible fraud related to Wildwood. They've also received a few reports in Central County and South County. As reported on Patch Wednesday via the Wildwood police log, nearly a dozen cases of fraudulent credit card use had been reported. Earlier, this week a Wildwood police spokesperson …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
POLICE LOG Feb. 25-March 3: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police also handled a case of fraud and another case of identity theft. Drug paraphernalia also was found.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Feb. 25: An accident happened on Missouri Route 109 and Highway BA; no injuries resulted. Feb. 26: A lost or stolen wallet, which was last seen at the Schnucks on Manchester Road, was reported. A vehicle was damaged with a object on Nantucket Meadows. A burglary was reported on Hencken Valley Estates Drive, with a forced entry gained through a rear door. Police indicated numerous items of jewelry were taken, which are valued at $30,000. Feb. 27: An accident occurred on Old State and Lakeshore Meadows; the driver was arrested on the suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Feb. 28: An accident happened on Missouri Route 100 …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
POLICE LOG: Eureka Police Department officers responded to the following developments between Dec. 10-16, including another attempted suicide, a fraudulent use of a credit device and identity theft cases.
Following are recent incidences handled by Eureka Police Department officers: Three warrants for arrest were processed at the Eureka Police Station; one on Dec. 10, the second on Dec. 13 and the third on Dec. 15. Police responded to an attempted suicide at a Fairway Estates Court residence on Dec. 11. A case of shoplifting was handled at the Walmart Supercenter on Dec. 11. A resident living off of Hunters Lake Court filed an identity theft report due to an attempted credit card fraud case. The fraudulent use of a credit device was filed at Eureka City Hall against a person in North Carolina who stole a Eureka resident's identity and made changes as well as purchases on the victim's credit card. A Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) arrest was …
Scott Simon
11:03 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wouldn't have been a story if Schnucks had better IT security. New stores Schnucks acquired weren't affected. The new stores came in with better IT! http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/schnucks-breach-happened-when-cards-were-awaiting-approval/article_98fb4519-1d3f-5a10-9735-e698090ddc07.html more ›