Dec. 8 (UPI) — Petco stated it located the problem internally and “immediately took steps to correct the issue and to remove the files from further online access.”
On Friday, Petco filed a legally mandated report with the Texas attorney general’s office that revealed compromised data encompassed names, dates of birth, Social Security and driver’s license numbers, and other financial details, including account and credit or debit card numbers.
A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that Petco had provided “further information to individuals whose information was involved.”
It added that new digital alterations included “additional security measures and technical controls to enhance the security of our applications.”
Petco officials wrote in a notification letter filed with California’s attorney general they discovered a “setting within one of our software applications that inadvertently allowed certain files to be accessible online.”
California law requires breach disclosures when 500 or more state residents are affected, indicating Petco’s cyber incident met or exceeded that threshold.
In addition, the pet company has also informed customers in Massachusetts and Montana and has provided free credit and identity theft monitoring to those affected.
Petco has conducted business with more than 24 million customers, the company said in 2022.
Meanwhile, every year massive data breaches harm the public with bad actors targeting email service providers, retailers and government agencies that store private information on citizens.
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