Was your personal data exposed in Grubhub data breach? Here’s how to protect yourself

Grubhub recently suffered from data breach, exposing the personal data of the debt, and university students in the delivery service Eat on campus Program, merchants and drivers, She said online food delivery service Earlier this week.

The source of the breach has been tracked to the third -party service provider for the Grubhub customer service team. Unauthorized names have been reached for names, email addresses, phone numbers, cards and the last four cards numbers of payment cards.

“Upon discovery, we immediately launched an investigation, with unauthorized access to an account related to this provider,” the company said. “We immediately ended the arrival of the account and removed the service provider completely from our systems.”

Grubhub’s internal investigation found that customer passwords were not affected by this violation, but some of the retailers were so. Retail passwords are chains of random letters that hide the real passwords preserved on the company’s servers.

The food delivery company confirmed on its website that the infiltrator did it no Access to login information to the merchant, bank account details, social security numbers, discount cards numbers, full credit, bank account information, or driver’s license numbers. Grubhub did not immediately respond to the CNET order for more comment.

What can I do to protect myself after this breach?

It is not clear that the number of people was affected by Grubhub. But if you use Grubhub and want to make sure you protect you, there are some steps that you can take.

Request a new credit card (or update your virtual card)

Full credit card numbers have not been reached in this breach, only the last four numbers. However, if you have a credit card reserved in your account, it is a good idea to contact your credit card company or your bank and ask them to send a new card in the mail.

If you have a virtual credit card number saved in your account, we recommend deleting this number using your card source and order a new number.

Change your password

Although hassed passwords are exposed only to Grubhub breach, there is no harm in updating your password on your account. Also remember to update your passwords on other online accounts, you use the same login information.

You must have a different password for each online account that you create. If you find this very difficult, think about registering for the password manager.

Watch out for hunting attacks

Both email addresses and phone numbers are hacked in Grubhub breach. With this information, electronic criminals can create hunting attacks aimed at stealing your sensitive information or your money with difficulty.

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