US BJs Wholesale Club Nov 2011 Social Engineering (Q10714)
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A data breach risk event
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US BJs Wholesale Club Nov 2011 Social Engineering
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A data breach risk event
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November 2011
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On March 1, 2012, BJs Wholesale Club learned of the unauthorized use of the name, address and membership number of a resident of the State of New Hampshire. The data was used to create a new online profile on BJs.com, which was used to purchase goods on the website. The purchases were made between 11/11 and 3/12 using fraudulent credit cards. In addition, this profile contained a SSN which was provided by him for check writing privileges at BJs. (English)
