Packers Pro Shop Breach Exposes Fan Payment Info: What You Need to Know

The Green Bay Packers are warning fans of a serious data breach involving their official online retail store.

 According to a message to customers, threat actors infiltrated the website late last year, injecting a malicious card skimmer script designed to steal customers' personal and payment information during transactions on packersproshop.com.

“On October 23, 2024, we were alerted to the presence of malicious code inserted on the Pro Shop website by a third party threat actor,” the notice reads. “Immediately upon learning this, we temporarily disabled all payment and checkout capabilities on the Pro Shop website and began an investigation.”

The full extent of the breach, including the number of customers affected, remains under investigation.

Card skimming attacks like the one targeting the Packers Pro Shop involve malicious scripts secretly embedded into e-commerce websites that can remain undetected for months, placing customers at great risk. These scripts intercept and capture payment details such as credit card numbers, billing addresses, and other sensitive information that customers enter during the checkout process.

What type of information was involved?

In the case of the Packers, fans shopping for merchandise on the compromised platform may have unwittingly given cybercriminals the information they entered upon purchase, including:

• Name and address (billing and shipping)
• Credit card type, number, expiration date, and verification number.

 Customers who shopped on the Pro Shop website using a gift card, Pro Shop website account, Paypal, or Amazon Pay were not impacted.

What can you do to stay safe?

If you’ve shopped on packersproshop.com recently, it’s crucial to take immediate steps to protect yourself:

1.      Enroll in the complimentary credit monitoring service as mentioned in the data breach notification letter.

2.      Contact your bank or credit card issuer to cancel your credit card and get a new one.

3.      Keep an eye on your credit card and bank statements for unauthorized transactions.

4. Update your login credentials for the Packers Pro Shop and any other accounts using similar details.
5. Add an extra layer of security like to 2FA and MFA to make it harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts.

6.      Immediately report any fraudulent activity or identity theft to your bank or other financial institution, your state attorney general, and the FTC.

7. Consider Identity Protection Services like Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection provides continuous monitoring and alerts, helping you stay ahead of threats.

Here’s how Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection can help:

• Real-Time Monitoring: Keep track of your personal and financial data across the web. Bitdefender continuously scans for your information in breach databases and alerts you if your data is exposed.
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