Over 620,000 Tesco Clubcard users have been urged to check their accounts following a data attack by fraudsters. Stolen password and username combinations were used in a bid to redeem reward vouchers that customers earn through the card’s loyalty scheme.
According to the Mirror , Tesco confirmed that it had "become aware of fraudulent activity" around redemption of Clubcard vouchers.
However, the UK supermarket has stressed no personal financial data had been compromised. A spokesperson for Tesco said: "We have strict security measures in place and our priority is protecting our customers." She continued: "Our internal systems picked this up quickly and we immediately took steps to protect our customers and restrict access to their
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