Business & Tech
CVS Photo Site Suffers Possible Credit Data Breach
The Woonsocket, RI-based company is warning customers and the site is temporarily shut down.
Woonsocket-based CVS is notifying customers of its online photo printing service that they’ve detected a possible data breach.
The photo service is temporarily shut down as they investigate, the company said, and credit card data and other personal information might have been stolen.
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Customers visiting the CVSphoto.com site were greeted with a message Friday that said the credit card information was collected by an independent vendor who “manages and hosts CVSPhoto.com.”
“As a precaution, as our investigation is underway, we are temporarily shutting down access to online and related mobile photo services,” the message stated.
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The customer information on the site is “completely separate” from CVS.com and the pharmacies. Purchases on CVS.com and in the stores are not affected.
For more information, call 1-800-SHOP-CVS.
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