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> including social security numbers With the exception of current and ex. employees (for which Autozone needs the SSN to withhold tax for the IRS) why would Au
by pwg 3y ago
> including social security numbers
With the exception of current and ex. employees (for which Autozone needs the SSN to withhold tax for the IRS) why would Autozone have the SSN of any customer?
I don't believe I've ever bought any car parts or supplies from Autozone, but I do buy from Advance Auto (they have retail stores near me) and I have never given Advance Auto my SSN to make a purchase (and if the clerk were to have asked, I'd refuse in any case).
Or, does Autozone have an Autozone co-branded credit card with a bank, and these 187k are those who have the Autozone credit card? That would be the only reason I can think of why Autozone would have customer SSN's. The SSN's of those customers that applied for the co-branded credit card.
- ensignavenger 3y agoIt isn't clear from the article that this leak isn't just current and past employees. They certainly have that many current and somewhat recent past employees. They may also have SSNs for folks who have commercial accounts. Commercial charge accounts often come with better pricing that a normal retail sale. I doupt they had been collecting retail customers SSNs on a large scale.