Jersey Mike's Warns Customers Of External Data Breach

[Inga Goddijn <inga () riskbasedsecurity com>]

https://patch.com/new-jersey/wall/jersey-mikes-warns-customers-external-data-breach

Customers of Jersey's Mike's who have accounts with the company are being
advised to change their passwords after the company detected issues with
some users' accounts.

"Jersey Mike's was not the source of any breach," the company said in a
statement on its website. The company said it sent "a select number" of
Jersey Mike's customers an email asking them to reset their passwords
because of the breach.

The email sent to customers, a copy of which was forwarded to Patch reads:

"We believe your email address and/or password may have been obtained by an
unauthorized party – not from Jersey Mike's – but from a compromised
account you have with another website or online service where you used the
same credentials. As a result, your Jersey Mike's account may have been
accessed without your authorization, or such access may be attempted in the
future."

"To help protect your account, we have disabled your password," the email
says, with instructions for resetting the password.

It also recommends that users check other online accounts they have with
other companies and organizations to make sure they have not been
compromised.

Digital security experts urge consumers to avoid using the same username
and password for multiple accounts and urge people to change their
passwords regularly to prevent hacking of their accounts.

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