Suncor Energy (SU) has temporarily shutdown the Petro-Points rewards program after it was determined that members’ contact info was stolen by hackers in a recent cyberattack.
Suncor, which owns the Petro-Canada retail gas station network, said on social media that an internal investigation has found that its Petro-Points program was negatively impacted by a cyberattack that occurred on June 21 of this year.
“The unauthorized party obtained members' basic contact information. Out of caution, we disabled our Petro-Points systems, including our website and app, and we are conducting enhanced security monitoring,” the company stated.
Petro-Canada has reassured customers that their points balances are safe and secure, and said that it will provide credits for points earned during the temporary shutdown of the program.
Suncor confirmed on June 25 that it had been targeted by hackers following days of customers reporting problems paying at Petro-Canada gas stations across the country.
The stock of Suncor Energy has declined 12% in the last year to trade at $38 per share.
