"Petco has accidentally exposed a whole lot of customer data and personal information, according to a report by TechCrunch. This is thanks to a security lapse involving its Vetco clinics website, forcing the company to take a portion of that site offline. Petco has confirmed the leak and TechCrunch noted that the security lapse allowed anyone to download customer records without login information. The exposed data includes customer names, driver's license numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and even financial information."
"It also includes customer records from visits to Vetco, like medical histories, pet names, vaccination records and other stuff like that. This was due to an incorrect software setting that made a number of files accessible online, according to a notice filed by California's attorney general and . The company has since corrected the setting, removed the exposed files and implemented security measures."
Petco's Vetco clinics website exposed a large volume of customer and pet information after a security lapse that made files accessible online. Exposed data included names, driver's license numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, medical histories, pet names and vaccination records. The misconfiguration prompted Petco to take part of the Vetco site offline, remove the exposed files and implement additional security measures. A notice filed by California's attorney general attributed the exposure to an incorrect software setting. Petco has not confirmed whether any data were extracted. Impacted customers may be eligible for credit and identity monitoring in some states and should contact Petco for options.
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