Bleeping Computer reports that a breach at a third-party provider for the London luxury retailed has resulted in hundreds of thousands of affected customers:
UK retail giant Harrods has disclosed a new cybersecurity incident after hackers compromised a third-party supplier and stole 430,000 records with sensitive e-commerce customer information.
In a statement for BleepingComputer, the luxury department store noted that the latest incident is not related to the May cyberattack, which was attributed to Scattered Spider.
Back in May, Harrods was the target of a failed cyberattack as the luxury goods company was quick to take proactive action and block the hackers from gaining access to its systems.
… Harrods told BleepingComputer that it “proactively informed affected e-commerce customers on Friday” that their names and contact details were compromised following a breach at a third-party provider. The company did not disclose the name of compromised entity.
Apart from names and contact details, some customer records also included tags and labels used internally for marketing and other services that Harrods provides.
Read more at Bleeping Computer.
