Lidl supermarket chain customers across Europe hit in suspected data breach

Source: TechRadar Pro

Lidl is warning its customers of a cyberattack which may have affected some of their personal information stored with the company. In a data breach notification published on its Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany websites, the German discount supermarket chain said an IT security incident at one of its IT service providers affected some of the data stored by Lidl Online Shop customers. Lidl said that the unnamed miscreants walked away with people’s full names, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and customer numbers. The company is urging its customers to remain vigilant, since there is a high chance the crooks will use the data to send personalized phishing emails. Full Story