Charmin'. Garmin admits customers' full credit card data nicked from South African web store

Charmin'. Garmin admits customers' full credit card data nicked from South African web store

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GPS and wearables maker Garmin has warned customers in South Africa that their personal info and payment data were pinched after they shopped on the shop.garmin.co.za portal.


The "stolen" data, which the emailed notice said was limited to Garmin's South Africa site, included customers' home addresses, phone numbers and emails as well as all the information needed for a criminal to make purchases using their payment cards, not to mention gain a foothold into identity fraud.


In the breach notice, attributed to Garmin's South Africa MD, Jennifer Van Niekerk, the firm explained the "recently discovered theft of customer data from orders" included "the number, expiration date and CVV code for your payment card, along with your first and last name, ..

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