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The original was posted on /r/cybersecurity by /u/zolakrystie on 2023-08-29 11:13:00+00:00.

28 Aug 2023 - US food delivery service PurFoods discloses data breach

PurFoods, a U.S. producer of medically-tailored home-delivered meals, has disclosed a data breach affecting over 1.2 million people.

According to a report filed to regulators last week, hackers might have accessed customers’ personal, financial and medical information, including names, financial account and payment card numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance member identification numbers, as well as account security codes and passwords.

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26 Aug 2023 - Met police on high alert after supplier IT security breach

The Metropolitan police are on high alert after a security breach involving the IT system of one of their suppliers. Scotland Yard is working with the company to try to understand the scale of the incident.

The company had access to names, ranks, photos, vetting levels and pay numbers for officers and staff, but did not hold personal information such as addresses, phone numbers or financial details, the force said.

A spokesperson was unable to say when the breach occurred or how many personnel could be affected.

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25 Aug 2023 - Mom’s Meals’ Parent Company Announces Data Breach Affecting Over 1.2 Million Consumers

PurFoods, LLC, which is the parent company of Mom’s Meals, filed a notice of data after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential consumer information that was being stored on the company’s computer network. In this notice, Mom’s Meals explains that the incident resulted in a unauthorized party being able to access around 1.2 million consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, state identification numbers, financial account information, payment card information, medical information, health information, and dates of birth.

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