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Pepsi Bottling Ventures says info-stealing malware swiped sensitive data • The Register


Crooks have breached Pepsi Bottling Ventures’ network and, after deploying info-stealing malware, made off with sensitive personal and financial information according to a notification sent to consumers.

The breach happened on or around December 23, 2022. However, Pepsi Bottling Ventures – America’s largest manufacturer and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages – didn’t discover the unauthorized activity until January 10, we’re told. 

“We took prompt action to contain the incident and secure our systems,” CEO Derek Hill wrote in a breach notification letter [PDF]. 

The preliminary investigation determined the intruder accessed internal IT systems, installed malware and downloaded “certain information” contained on the infected systems. That information included names, home addresses, email addresses, government-issued identification including drivers license numbers, social security numbers, and passport information, according to the notification.

Additionally, crooks stole some financial information including a “limited number” of people’s passwords, PIN codes, and other access numbers, along with digital signatures, benefit and employment information, and health insurance claims and policy numbers.

“While we are continuing to monitor our systems for unauthorized activity, the last known date of unauthorized IT system access was January 19” Hill wrote, adding that Pepsi Bottling Ventures is not aware of any identity theft or other fraud involving people’s stolen data.

After discovering the breach, the fizzy biz claims it took “prompt action” to secure its IT systems, and reported the attack to law enforcement. It also has “taken a number of steps” to boost its network security in light of the breach, although we don’t have much information as to what those steps include, aside from “requiring the change of all company passwords.”

The Register reached out to Pepsi Bottling Ventures requesting more information about its new security measures, as well as the size and scope of the breach, but we’ve yet to hear back. We will update this story with additional information if we do.

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You think your day was bad? OS X malware hackers just swiped a Mac dev’s app source

The hacker later confirmed the theft when Panic was contacted with … and the sale of the code to rival Mac app creators. The developer is also working with the FBI to investigate the attack, and Apple has stepped in to give Panic a new developer ID …
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‘Find My iPhone’ foils pickpocket who swiped 100 devices: police

You might think that a pickpocket skilled enough to steal 100 cellphones, pictured above, would also be savvy enough to know that at least the iPhones in that haul carry a means to foil his caper.

Then again, you might be giving the crook too much credit.

From a story on the website of a Boston television station:

A New York man was arrested at the Coachella music festival in Southern California after he was found with more than 100 stolen cellphones, according to Indio police.

During the concert festival on Friday, several people noticed their phones were missing and immediately activated the “Find My Phone” feature on their mobile devices.

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Snapchat snared by phishers impersonating CEO, employee data swiped

Snapchat said that it is “impossibly sorry” for the breach, which exposed an unknown number of past and present workers to identity theft.
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