Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 1 day ago
TBS Shopping says data from nearly 50,000 users leaked
TBS Glowdia, a company in Japan's TBS Holdings group, says data from up to 49,995 TBS Shopping users leaked.
The online store's email addresses and other related data were exposed after an outside email system was accessed without authorization.
The system was used by a contractor that handles email distribution for the shopping site.
The exposed data did not include users' names, addresses, phone numbers or credit card information.
No misuse of the leaked information has been confirmed so far.
The breach was identified on October 16, and the company has apologized to affected users.
The available information does not say what further steps or timetable the company has announced.
TBS Glowdia said data linked to up to 49,995 users of its TBS Shopping site had leaked.
The exposed information included email addresses, but not names, addresses, phone numbers or credit card details.
The leak followed unauthorised access to an email distribution system used by a company contracted by TBS Shopping.
The data leak was confirmed on October 16, according to Asahi Shimbun.
The company said no misuse of the information had been confirmed.
- Who
- Up to 49,995 users of TBS Shopping, operated by TBS Glowdia, a TBS Holdings group company.
- What
- Data including email addresses leaked; names, addresses, phone numbers and credit card details were not included.
- When
- The leak was confirmed on October 16. TBS Glowdia disclosed it on October 27, according to Asahi Shimbun.
- Where
- TBS Shopping, an online shopping site. The unauthorised access affected a contracted company's email distribution system.
- Why
- An unauthorised party accessed the email distribution system used by TBS Shopping's contractor.
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The data leak was confirmed.
TBS Shopping disclosed the leak, according to Asahi Shimbun.
NHK, Asahi Shimbun and TBS NEWS DIG reported the incident.
- Affected users
- Up to 49,995
- Exposed information
- Email addresses and other unspecified data
- Excluded information
- Names, addresses, phone numbers and credit card details
- Leak confirmed
- October 16
- Cause
- Unauthorised access to a contractor's email distribution system
- Misuse
- No misuse had been confirmed
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