{"id":233,"date":"2019-04-09T20:11:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=233"},"modified":"2019-04-09T20:11:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:11:27","slug":"aerogrow-discloses-data-breach-card-skimming-malware-blamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/09\/aerogrow-discloses-data-breach-card-skimming-malware-blamed\/","title":{"rendered":"AeroGrow discloses data breach, card skimming malware blamed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/04\/09\/28380999-4bb7-4ea7-94f5-a7587b3e2376\/thumbnail\/770x578\/7a54b4c43c546cead876135762a5a65f\/screenshot-2019-04-09-at-09-51-06.png\" class=\"iii-article-image\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0; max-width: 250px; max-height: 150px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"iii-article-excerpt\">\n  AeroGrow has disclosed a data breach in which the payment card data of customers was siphoned away for at least four months. In a letter sent to customers (.PDF), the US seller of indoor gardening systems and kits said the security incident was discovered on March 2019. Malicious code which skimmed and stole information submitted by customers purchasing products through the AeroGrow website was found and removed, but it is believed the code was likely active between October 29, 2018, and March 2019.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"iii-article-source\">\n  Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/aerogrow-discloses-data-breach-card-skimming-malware-blamed\/\">AeroGrow discloses data breach, card skimming malware blamed<\/a><br \/>\n  via www.zdnet.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AeroGrow has disclosed a data breach in which the payment card data of customers was siphoned away for at least four months. 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