Rite Aid Ransomware Ruckus: 2.2 Million Shoppers’ Data Snatched!

When Rite Aid got digitally mugged, 2.2 million customers lost more than just their patience. Ransomware bandits snatched names, addresses, and even those smiley driver’s license photos. Free credit monitoring: the consolation prize nobody wanted. #RansomwareRuckus

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Well, it looks like Rite Aid just got a dose of their own medicine, except this time it's a ransomware cocktail that's hard to swallow. With 2.2 million people affected, that's a lot of ID snapshots making the rounds in the cyber netherworld. And here we thought the worst thing that could happen at a pharmacy was picking up the wrong prescription!

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