AutoZone Faces Data Breach Headache as MOVEit System Compromised

Almost 185,000 individuals have been informed that their personal information has been compromised due to the recent data breach at the American car parts company AutoZone. MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer application was exploited by cybercriminals in order to steal sensitive information including the social security number of its users as well as other private information. 

There have been no reports so far that the exposed information has been used for fraudulent activity as a result of this alarming breach, yet AutoZone has assured its customers that there has been no evidence that such information has been misused. A credit monitoring service and identity protection services are complimentary as a preventative measure for customers who are affected by this issue. 

It has been reported that AutoZone did suffer a data breach due to an attack on the file transfer service Clop MOVEit where they lost data for tens of thousands of its customers. With over 7 140 locations in the U.S., and also in Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, AutoZone is the country’s number one retailer and distributor of automotive spare parts and accessories. 

There are approximately 17.5 billion dollars in revenue generated each year by the company, 119,000 jobs are created by the company, and 35 million monthly users visit the company’s online shop, as reported by similarweb.com statistics.

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