Rite Aid cyber-attack exposes data of 2.2 million customers
US pharmacy chain Rite Aid suffered a cyber-attack in June 2024 that exposed the data of 2.2 million customers. RansomHub claimed to have stolen about 10GB of customer data, whilst the company said medical and financial information and Social Security numbers were not affected. The company later agreed a $6.8 million settlement in a class action over the data breach.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Rite Aid
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data of 2.2 million customers
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack in June
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- Rite Aid confirmed a customer data breach resulting from a cyber-attack in June.
- The breach was reported to have affected 2.2 million people.
- An investigation for legal action over the breach was launched, and the attack group's threat to publish the data was reported.
- Rite Aid agreed a $6.8 million settlement in legal action over the data breach.
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- Rite Aid Agrees to $6.8M Data Breach Lawsuit Settlement
- Rite Aid $6.8M Data Breach Class Action Settlement
- $6.8M Rite Aid data breach class action settlement
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.