A staple retailer that declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October of last year is now shutting down 400 locations.
Rite Aid announced plans to shut down 143 stores in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
But that figure has been rising, and further closures have been announced this week, bringing the grand total to almost 520 stores.
A fifth of the pharmacy chain’s outlets are affected, according to TheStreet.
The Rite Aid pharmacy chain announced its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and “an incident that involved certain consumers’ personal information” on July 15.
Rite Aid sent letters to affected customers to inform them of the situation.
“Unauthorized individuals masquerading as firm employees obtained access to sensitive company systems on June 6, 2024.
Within 12 hours of discovering the event, we began investigating to stop the illegal access, fix the compromised systems, and find out whether any customer data was affected.
The business also informed federal and state regulators and the police about the occurrence.
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Between June 6, 2017, and July 30, 2018, the stolen data contained the names, addresses, dates of birth, and driver’s license numbers or other government-issued identification supplied by the purchaser at the time of purchase.
The problem did not affect any patients’ financial data, social security numbers, or other personally identifiable information, according to Rite Aid.
Customers who are worried about the hack can call a special hotline that Rite Aid has set up.
From 8 AM to 5:30 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), anyone may reach our toll-free dedicated service line at (866) 810-8094 if they have any further queries.
Until October 15, 2024, this line will be available, it said.
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