Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a **data breach** at **Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.** in October 2017. The incident involved **unauthorized access to payment card information**, exposing transactions conducted between **March 10, 2017, and September 28, 2017**. The breach was detected on **September 23, 2017**, though the exact number of affected individuals was not specified. The compromised data included **customer payment details**, potentially enabling fraudulent activity. While the full scope of the breach remains unclear, the exposure of financial information poses risks to customer trust and financial security. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in payment processing systems, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures to prevent similar breaches in the future.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-102871

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/whole-foods-market

"id": "who631090125",
"linkid": "whole-foods-market",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Grocery/Supermarket',
                        'location': 'California, USA (headquartered in Austin, '
                                    'Texas)',
                        'name': 'Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Retail'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (unauthorized access confirmed)',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Payment card information'},
 'date_detected': '2017-09-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-10-20',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. on October '
                '20, 2017. The breach involved unauthorized access to payment '
                'card information and was discovered on September 23, 2017. It '
                'affected transactions conducted between March 10, 2017, and '
                'September 28, 2017. The number of individuals affected '
                'remains unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Payment card information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to payment card exposure)',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['Potential violation of '
                                                    'California data breach '
                                                    'notification laws (e.g., '
                                                    'CCPA precursor)'],
                           'regulatory_notifications': 'California Office of '
                                                       'the Attorney General'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via California '
                                        'Office of the Attorney General'},
 'title': 'Whole Foods Market Data Breach (2017)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}