Summary: Sam’s Club is currently investigating potential claims of a ransomware breach involving the Clop ransomware gang, which has added the retailer to its dark web leak site. Although no proof of the breach has been published, the investigation focuses on member information security and privacy. This incident follows a string of cyberattacks targeting vulnerabilities in secure file transfer software.
Affected: Sam’s Club
Keypoints :
- Sam’s Club is owned by Walmart and operates over 600 warehouse clubs across the U.S. and other countries.
- The Clop ransomware group claims that Sam’s Club has neglected customer security.
- This incident follows recent data theft attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party secure file transfer solutions.
- Sam’s Club has previously dealt with security incidents, including credential stuffing attacks in 2020.