Krispy Kreme’s Cyber Crunch: A Hole Lot of Data Breached! 🍩💻
Krispy Kreme’s cyberattack revealed 161,676 people’s data was compromised, with a selection more extravagant than their donut menu. From biometric data to financial secrets, it’s a hacker’s delight. The donut giant’s lax security practices are under scrutiny, and while they’re not offering apologies, they are handing out credit monitoring like free samples.
Hot Take:
Krispy Kreme’s data breach has us wondering if they accidentally thought they were in the business of collecting personal information instead of serving donuts. Clearly, they believed in offering a dozen different ways to compromise your identity – all baked into one sweet, sugary mess.
Key Points:
- 161,676 individuals had their personal data compromised in the Krispy Kreme cyberattack.
- The stolen data included sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, financial details, and biometric data.
- Security expert criticized Krispy Kreme for storing excessive personal data and not isolating sensitive information.
- Krispy Kreme offered credit monitoring and identity protection services to those affected.
- The cyberattack cost Krispy Kreme approximately $4.4 million in response efforts and impacted their financials.
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