Grocery Chain Warns Identity Theft; Watsonville Store Affected - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

Grocery Chain Warns Identity Theft; Watsonville Store Affected

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WATSONVILLE, Calif--

A popular grocery store chain on the Central Coast says your personal information may have been stolen during checkout.

Save Mart Supermarkets said they discovered their credit/debit card readers at the self-check lanes had been tampered with.  According to a statement on the company's website, 20 stores were affected, including the Save Mart in Watsonville.

The company said it immediately removed the tampered card readers and enhanced security measures to every credit/debit card reader in each of it's 234 stores.  The company said it hasn't been notified of any reports that customer accounts were compromised.

No one at the store in Watsonville was able to comment, Sunday, but referred Central Coast News to Corporate Headquarters.  Our phone calls weren't returned.

Listed below are the affected stores:

Lucky- Pinole
Lucky- Milpitas
Lucky- Mountain View
Lucky- Redwood City
Lucky- El Cerrito
Lucky- Daly City
Lucky- Foster City
Lucky- San Carlos
Lucky- Millbrae
Lucky- Alameda
Lucky- Santa Clara on 234 Saratoga Ave.
Lucky- San Francisco on 1515 Sloat Blvd.
Lucky- Hayward on 25151 Santa Clara St.
Lucky- Fremont on 5000 Mowry Ave. and 35820 Fremont Blvd.
Lucky- San Jose on 5510 Monterey Highway, 200 El Paseo De Saratoga, 844 Blossom HillRd., and 3270 South White Road

Save Mart- Watsonville

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