Picard, the French distribution chain specializing in the sale of frozen food products, announces that it has suffered a cyberattack. In an email sent to certain customers, the company indicates that it has detected “unauthorized access” on their Picard account. The intrusion has been spotted “through technical measures put in place by Picard”.
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The list of compromised data
Following this unauthorized access, an attacker was able exfiltrate a lot of personal data on consumers. Among the data collected by Picard, we find the name, first name, date of birth, email address, postal address, telephone number, loyalty card number, loyalty points, discount vouchers or possible benefits, order history, receipts, shopping list, and all favorite products. It is a gold mine for hackers who would like to orchestrate phishing attacks.
On the other hand, Picard specifies that THE banking information of its customers are not affected. In fact, these “are not accessible in your customer area, even if you had saved them for subsequent purchases”. The French company claims to have increased “systems monitoring” et “security controls for malicious login attempts on our customers’ accounts”. Unsurprisingly, Picard notified the National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties (CNIL) of the violation.
45,000 victims
The leak affects a total of 45,000 customersreports security researcher Clément Domingo on X. If you are one of the affected consumers, Picard asks you to change your password. As a precaution, also take the time to change the password of all accounts secured with the same password. Everything suggests that the attack is based on compromised identifiers.
It’s also an opportunity to make good resolutions and stop recycling your passwords. This practice, as widespread as it is criticized, greatly facilitates the task of cybercriminals. With just one code, they gain access to all your accounts.
Picard is far from the first French company to suffer a cyberattack this year. Since the start of 2024, many brands have been hacked. This is also the case for Boulanger, Cultura, Truffaut and more recently, Free. Ultimately, the data of most French people is accessible on criminal markets…
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