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UPS hacked: Malware breach at 51 stores in 24 states

UPS Store customers may have had their credit and debit card information exposed by a computer virus found on systems at 51 stores in 24 states. UPS says the information compromised includes names, card numbers and postal and email addresses from about 100,000 transactions between Jan. 20 and Aug. 11.

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United Parcel Service driver Marty Thompson starts his truck up after making a delivery in Cumming, Ga. UPS has acknowledged a major malware breach affecting 51 of its retail stores in 24 states.
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Some customers of The UPS Store may have had their credit and debit card information exposed by a computer virus found on systems at 51 stores in 24 states.

A spokeswoman for UPS says the information includes names, card numbers and postal and email addresses from about 100,000 transactions between Jan. 20 and Aug. 11.

United Parcel Service Inc. said Wednesday that it was among U.S. retailers who got a Department of Homeland Security bulletin about the malware on July 31. The malware is not identified by current anti-virus software.

The company is not aware of any fraud related to the attack, spokeswoman Chelsea Lee said.

Atlanta-based UPS said it hired a security firm that found the virus in systems at about 1 percent of the company's 4,470 franchised locations. At many stores, the intrusion did not begin until March or April.

Lee said that the problem was fixed by Aug. 11 and the company took additional steps to protect systems at other stores. She said the affected stores were not linked electronically, and UPS is still investigating how they were compromised.

UPS said it is providing identity protection and credit monitoring help to affected customers.

The affected stores were in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

From the company's description, the breach appeared far smaller than one that hit Target Corp. during the holiday-shopping season, when hackers stole credit and debit card information involving millions of customers. Fallout from the incident is still hurting profits. Target, which said Wednesday that second-quarter profit fell 62 percent, has spent $235 million related to the breach, partly offset by $90 million in insurance payments.

The UPS breach won't have a material financial impact on the company, Lee said.

Last week, Supervalu said that hackers might have stolen names, account numbers, expiration dates and other information from card holders who shopped at up to 200 of its grocery and liquor stores. Restaurant operator P.F. Chang's, Goodwill thrift stores and other retailers have been hit by data breaches.

A list of the affected UPS stores and the date range of the possible breaches

Arizona

 

10645 North Tatum Boulevard, Suite 200

Phoenix

85028

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

5402 East Lincoln Drive

Scottsdale

85253

01.26.2014

08.11.2014

500 North Estrella Parkway Suite #B2

Goodyear

85338

01.26.2014

08.11.2014

3800 West Starr Pass Boulevard

Tucson

85745

01.26.2014

08.11.2014

California

3419 East Chapman Drive

Orange

92869

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

25A Crescent Drive

Pleasant Hill

94523

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

1608 West Campbell Avenue

Campbell

95008-1535

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

3230 Arena Boulevard Suite 245

Sacramento

95834

04.29.2014

08.11.201

 

Colorado

3124 South Parker Road #A2

Aurora

80014

03.26.2014

08.11.2014

5910 South University Boulevard Suite C-18

Greenwood Village

80121-2879

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

12081 West Alameda Parkway

Lakewood

80228

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

Connecticut

35 East Main Street

Avon

06001

03.28.2014

08.11.2014

1131 Tolland Turnpike Suite O

Manchester

06042-1679

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

Florida

2910 Kerry Forest Parkway D4

Tallahassee

FL

32309

01.20.2014

08.11.2014

1400 Village Square Boulevard #3

Tallahassee

FL

32312-1231

01.20.2014

08.11.2014

Georgia

2700 Braselton Highway Suite #10

Dacula

30019-3207

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

1353 Riverstone Parkway Suite 120

Canton

30114-5622

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

1029 Peachtree Parkway North

Peachtree City

30269-4210

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

6361 Talokas Lane, Suite C140

Columbus

31909

01.26.2014

08.11.2014

Idaho

6700 North Linder Road Suite 156A

Meridian

ID

83642

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

 

Illinois

2033 North Milwaukee Avenue

Riverwoods

60015

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

276 East Deerpath Road

Lake Forest

60045

03.26.2014

08.11.2014

Louisiana

17732 Highland Road Suite G

Baton Rouge

70810-3813

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

Maryland

10816 Town Center Boulevard

Dunkirk

20754-3008

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

 

Nebraska

4089 South 84th Street

Omaha

NE

68127

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

 

Nevada

5575 Simmons Street Unit 1

North Las Vegas

89031

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

2657 Windmill Parkway

Henderson

89074

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

7435 South Eastern Avenue Suite 105

Las Vegas

89123

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

561 Keystone Avenue

Reno

89503

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

New Jersey

1385 Highway 35

Middletown

07748

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

1409 Marlton Pike Route 70 East, Suite 168

Cherry Hill

08034

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

201 Strykers Road, Suite 19

Lopatcong

08865

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

New York

420 South Riverside Avenue

Croton On Hudson

10520-3029

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

2520 Vestal Parkway East Suite 2

Vestal

13850

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

2316 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo

14216

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

North Carolina

6409 Fayeteville Road, Suite 120

Durham

27713

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

2217 Matthews Township Parkway, Suite D

Matthews

28105-4819

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

1639 US Highway 74A Bypass

Spindale

28160

07.01.2014

08.11.2014

217 Paragon Parkway

Clyde

28721

04.29.2014

08.11.2014

North Dakota

387 15th Street West

Dickinson

ND

58601

03.26.2014

08.11.2014

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