BOSTON — Panera Bread said it has resolved a security flaw that exposed customer data, and it said far fewer people were exposed than initially reported.
The problem was reportedly discovered in August 2017.
A well-respected cyber security writer said the website’s vulnerability allowed easy access to customer names, email addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of saved credit cards numbers.
Initial reports claimed that 37 million customers were exposed.
Meaning -- if you ever ordered pickup or delivery on Panera’s website, your information could have been compromised.
But Monday night a Panera spokesperson told Fox News that the number was much smaller – around 10,000.
Panera Bread said its investigation is continuing, but there is no evidence that customer information was accessed or retrieved.
Another interesting note – Panera Bread’s information security director previously worked for Equifax, which suffered one of the worst data breaches on history.