Hannaford Bros
Disclosed Mar 17, 200818 years ago4,200,000 affectedUnverified
Malware on grocer's servers intercepts 4.2 million card numbers
Hannaford said about 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers used in its supermarkets were exposed between December 2007 and March 2008 after malware on its servers intercepted card data in transit.
What is known
| People affected | 4,200,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 17, 2008 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Payment cards |
| Sector | Retail · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Chronology of Data Breachesweb.archive.org · News | News |
| Details emerging on Hannaford data breachnetworkworld.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Mar 17, 2008 | 4,200,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.