ST. LOUIS Anheuser-Busch Employees’ CU has notified 15,000 of its members whose credit cards it has identified as being compromised in the Schnucks cyber attack and has advised them to apply for new cards.
Other area credit unions and banks, including Montgomery Bank and Bank of America, have taken similar steps. Montgomery Bank said the growing credit card fraud has resulted in losses of $60,000 this month.
Schnucks said the breach impacted about 2.4 million credit and debit cards used at 79 of its 100 stores over the past three months. The company said the breach affected card numbers and expiration dates only. No names, addresses or other personal information was taken, it said.
Schnucks said it was the victim of hackers who gained access to credit card and debit card information of customers. The company says it has contained the breach, but advised customers to continue monitoring their accounts for fraudulent charges.
