“JM Bullion” company is one of the largest and most premier online retailers of precious metals like gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium products in the world.
JM Bullion, Inc. (“JM Bullion”) and the “Provident Metals”(a subsidiary of JM Bullion company) has disclosed a data breach after their website was hacked to include malicious scripts that steal the customer’s personal and card details.
The company has sent a ‘Notice of Data Security Incident’ to its customers about the security breach that took place on February 18, 2020, when their staff discovered a malicious script on the website.
JM Bullion’s notice reads, “On July 6, 2020, JM Bullion was alerted to suspicious activity on its website. JM Bullion immediately began an investigation, with the assistance of a third-party forensic specialist, to assess the nature and scope of the incident. Through an investigation, it was determined that malicious code was present on the website from February 18, 2020 to July 17, 2020, which had the ability to capture customer information entered into the website in limited scenarios while making a purchase”.
JM Bullion determined the type of information potentially impacted by this incident includes your name, address, and payment card information (account number, card expiration date, and security code).
In response to this incident, JM Bullion notified law enforcement, card processor, and the credit card brands, and continues to work with them as needed.
The company also reviewed its internal procedures and implemented additional safeguards on its website to protect customer information in their possession, reads JM Bullion’s notice.
Steps enclosed to help protect against Identity Theft and Fraud
The company suggested the following steps for the customers to protect their identity and uncover any deceitful activity on their accounts.
You can follow us on Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook for daily Cybersecurity and hacking news updates.
Also Read
Underground Black-Market Website ‘BriansClub’ Hacked – 26 Million Stolen Credit Cards Rescued
Most Important Consideration For Credit Card Fraud You Need to Know To Secure You Transactions
Some router models have identified a security vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker…
Hackers often target CrushFTP servers as they contain sensitive data and are used for file sharing and storage. This makes…
DDoS attacks are a significant and growing risk that can overpower websites, crash servers, and block out authorized users with…
Hackers have leveraged an old Microsoft Office vulnerability, CVE-2017-8570, to deploy the notorious Cobalt Strike Beacon, targeting systems in Ukraine.…
In a historic move, Microsoft has made the source code for MS-DOS 4.0, one of the most influential operating systems…
A new attack campaign has been discovered to be employed by the FROZEN#SHADOW, which utilized SSLoad malware for its operations…