Stop & Shop Data Breach -- POS Devices Tampered With

The Boston Globe reports that point-of-sale (POS) devices at several Stop & Shop locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts were tampered with allowing thieves to steal credit and debit card information and PIN numbers. Stop & Shop issued a public letter to its customers about the incident and published Frequently Asked Questions on its website. While the Stop & Shop FAQs state that "no fraudulent transactions relating to debit or credit cards used at these store locations have been reported to Stop & Shop," the Boston Globe story says that a "bank notified Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop this week that illegal purchases were made."

So far, no information on the make or model of the POS devices or how they were tampered with. If litigation ensues, one wonders if the hardware manufacturer will brought into the fight.