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Japanese homeware giant pulls online store after cloud breach puts 7.7M records at risk
The Register · By Carly Page ·
The Brief · written from 3 sources
- Iris Ohyama has taken its online store offline after discovering attackers may have accessed personal information of 7.7 million customers.
- Attackers compromised an external cloud service used by the shopping platform, according to SecurityWeek.
- Shoppers are unable to place orders while the store remains down.
Why it matters
Developers running e-commerce platforms that rely on third-party cloud services should review access controls and third-party data exposure, since a breach of an external service can expose large customer datasets.
Who’s affected
- Iris Ohyama customers
- Operators of e-commerce platforms using external cloud services
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Japanese electronics giant Iris Ohyama has taken down its online store after discovering that attackers may have accessed the personal information of 7.7 million customers, leaving shoppers unable to place orders. The retailer, which sells everything from home appliances and…
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Japanese homeware giant pulls online store after cloud breach puts 7.7M records at risk