Personal information of customers exposed at US retailer

Synopsis

In March 2017, news broke that the personal information of tens of thousands of customers was available in plain text via a specific link on the company's website. The information was visible on a page where customers could join a product waiting list.

Payment details were not exposed, however, email addresses, phone numbers, product codes and IP addresses were.

Analyst

Courtenay Brammar

Experienced global enterprise risk and governance professional. Previously Vice President at Morgan Stanley, Deloitte Risk Advisory practitioner and PRMIA steering committee member in both London and New York.

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