Harrods says customers' data stolen in IT breach

[6Foot2]

Link: Harrods says customers' data stolen in IT breach - BBC News

 

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Luxury department store Harrods has warned customers their personal data may have been taken in an IT systems breach.

 

It said information like names and contact details of some online customers was taken from the systems of a third-party provider.

 

Harrods described the breach in an email sent to customers on Friday evening as an "isolated incident", and that no passwords or payment details were taken.

 

It said in a statement: "The third party has confirmed this is an isolated incident which has been contained, and we are working closely with them to ensure that all appropriate actions are being taken. We have notified all relevant authorities."

 

A spokesman for the store said that its own system had not been compromised, and that the breach is not connected to a cyber attack in May, when it restricted internet access across its sites as a precautionary measure following an attempt to gain unauthorised access to its systems.

 

A loosely linked group of hackers who claimed to be behind that cyber attack also claimed responsibility for high profile attacks on Marks & Spencer and the Co-op earlier this year...

 

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no passwords or payment details were taken.

 

I would rather have my credit card information than PII. You can dump the card and get another.

[dhicks]

19 hours ago, 6Foot2 said:

Luxury department store Harrods has warned customers their personal data may have been taken in an IT systems breach.

 

Hmm, I wonder if this might impact some of our parents.

[Andrew_C]

20 hours ago, dhicks said:

 

Hmm, I wonder if this might impact some of our parents.

Certainly not going to worry me...