Security News > 2023 > February > Pepsi Bottling Ventures says info-stealing malware swiped sensitive data

Crooks have breached Pepsi Bottling Ventures' network and, after deploying info-stealing malware, made off with sensitive personal and financial information according to a notification sent to consumers.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures - America's largest manufacturer and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages - didn't discover the unauthorized activity until January 10, we're told.

The preliminary investigation determined the intruder accessed internal IT systems, installed malware and downloaded "Certain information" contained on the infected systems.

The Register reached out to Pepsi Bottling Ventures requesting more information about its new security measures, as well as the size and scope of the breach, but we've yet to hear back.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures' breach follows several other similar network intrusions during which criminals have stolen similar personal and health-related information, which can then be sold on dark-web forums or used for a host of digital crimes such as identity theft, doxxing, phishing and other social-engineering attacks.

Late last week several California medical groups sent security breach notification letters to more than 3.3 million patients alerting them that crooks may have stolen a ton of their sensitive health and personal information during a ransomware infection in December.

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