Amazon's Whole Foods Market Hit By Hackers

(RTTNews) - Whole Foods Market said it recently received information regarding unauthorized access of payment card information used at certain venues such as taprooms and full table-service restaurants located within some stores. These venues use a different point of sale system than the company's primary store checkout systems, and payment cards used at the primary store checkout systems were not affected.

Whole Foods Market said it launched an investigation, obtained the help of a leading cyber security forensics firm, contacted law enforcement, and is taking appropriate measures to address the issue.

The company's investigation is ongoing and it will provide additional updates as it learns more. While most Whole Foods Market stores do not have these taprooms and restaurants, Whole Foods Market encourages its customers to closely monitor their payment card statements and report any unauthorized charges to the issuing bank.

Whole Foods noted that the Amazon.com systems do not connect to these systems at Whole Foods Market. Transactions on Amazon.com have not been impacted.