Data Breach Notification Service Have I been taken hostage? says more than 185,000 people are affected by the data breach at convenience store chain 7-Eleven, including their names, dates of birth and physical addresses.
The data breach reported in April also included phone numbers and email addresses.
Have I Been Pwned, which collects a cache of data breaches and alerts affected individuals that their data has been compromised, said in a new list That 7-Eleven was the victim of a hack-and-extortion attack. The ShinyHunters group took credit for the breach, saying they would publish the data if they were not paid.
with a list per Maine Attorney General’s OfficeJim Castelle, 7-Eleven’s chief information security officer, said hackers gained access to an internal server containing franchise documents. A separate list with the Attorney General of Massachusetts said violation This also includes Social Security number and driver’s license.
