Starbucks customer accounts hacked through smartphone apps

Starbucks customers are reporting that hundreds of dollars have been stolen from their credit cards after receiving emails saying the passwords and login details for the coffee company's mobile app had been reset.

While details of exactly how the attacks are taking place are still unclear, it appears that credentials leaked in previous cyberattacks could be used to allow hackers to siphon off money from Starbucks's customers.

Starbucks' smartphone apps allow customers to pay for coffee and food in store, by pre-loading their reward cards with credit by storing a credit or debit card with the company.