Dairy Queen breach reports have gone viral over the Internet. It looks like Dairy Queen now one of the unlucky throng of retailers who have sadly had their digital supply and data chain compromised. According to the reports, a type of malicious software was responsible for compromising their point of sale systems.
As reported by Star Tribune, Dairy Queen apparently said, "The protection of customer data is a top priority for us and our franchises, and we take it seriously." The company admitted that they have been notified quite recently about a data breach because of the quick spread of what is called "Backoff" malware.
Moreover, Star Tribune also mentioned that the US Department of Homeland Security has already figured that over 1,000 US retailers could be hit by the "Backoff" malware, which is a term used to shorten malicious software. According to Homeland, this malware was actually discovered last October.
Dairy Queen breach was not the only company that was recently victimized by the bug. Supervalu or SVU and United Parcel Service or UPS were also hit by the malware, with the bug burrowing itself into the retail point of sale systems.
To date, the exact number of customers who are involved in the Dairy Queen breach, and the other companies' as well, is still unknown. However, an investigation that is looking right into this very matter is already underway. Now that law enforcement is involved, it is highly likely that the public and the media will not be provided with any further details about this latest breach incident for several weeks to come.
Moreover, Brian Krebs, who happens to be the first one break this news, has reported today that Dairy Queen breach had actually informed him that the Secret Service has been in contact with them with regards to the recent Dairy Queen breach. The company is apparently also having its own investigation in conjunction with the assigned authorities in an attempt to find out the actual breadth and depth of the unfortunate Dairy Queen breach.
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