Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-07-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Loblaws
Affected country: Canada
Industry: Undetermined
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: According to an email sent out to Loblaws account holders, the security of a 'small number' of accounts has been compromised, marking the second time the company has suffered a security breach this year. Comprised websites include Loblaws.ca, Joefresh.com and Beautyboutique.ca.