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    1. Personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts was stolen from e-commerce platform Lazada and sold online in a data breach. The stolen information included names, phone numbers, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and partial credit card numbers. 2. The data was from a legacy RedMart system no longer used by Lazada that was last updated in March 2019. The breached RedMart database is not linked to any current Lazada databases. 3. Lazada is investigating the breach and notified customers to change their passwords as a security precaution, though their current account information was not affected. The company also warned of potential phishing attempts using the stolen information.

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    1. Personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts was stolen from e-commerce platform Lazada and sold online in a data breach. The stolen information included names, phone numbers, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and partial credit card numbers. 2. The data was from a legacy RedMart system no longer used by Lazada that was last updated in March 2019. The breached RedMart database is not linked to any current Lazada databases. 3. Lazada is investigating the breach and notified customers to change their passwords as a security precaution, though their current account information was not affected. The company also warned of potential phishing attempts using the stolen information.

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    Lazada Suffers Data Breach Personal Information From 1.1 Million Redmart Accounts For Sale Online

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    1. Personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts was stolen from e-commerce platform Lazada and sold online in a data breach. The stolen information included names, phone numbers, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and partial credit card numbers. 2. The data was from a legacy RedMart system no longer used by Lazada that was last updated in March 2019. The breached RedMart database is not linked to any current Lazada databases. 3. Lazada is investigating the breach and notified customers to change their passwords as a security precaution, though their current account information was not affected. The company also warned of potential phishing attempts using the stolen information.

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    10/14/21, 6:57 AM Lazada suffers data breach; personal information from 1.

    nal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts for sale online - CNA

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    Singapore

    Lazada suffers data breach; personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts for
    sale online

    File photos of Lazada and RedMart logos.

    Jeraldine Yap
    30 Oct 2020 08:55PM | (Updated: 30 Oct 2020 11:36PM)

    SINGAPORE: Personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts was stolen from e-commerce platform Lazada and sold
    online in a data breach.

    A Lazada spokesperson confirmed this on Friday (Oct 30). 

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    CNA had earlier come across an online forum which was purportedly selling personal data from various e-commerce sites around
    the world, including Lazada. 

    The site claimed to have information like names, phone numbers and partial credit card numbers from about 1.1 million users.

    READ: Lazada to fold RedMart into its platform, signals entry into online supermarket business

    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lazada-redmart-data-breach-personal-information-millions-account-1305061 1/4
    10/14/21, 6:57 AM Lazada suffers data breach; personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts for sale online - CNA

    Top Stories Latest News Discover Singapore Asia Commentary Sustainability CNA Insider Lifestyle Watch Listen

    Screengrab of the online forum which is purportedly selling personal data from various e-commerce sites around the world, including Lazada.

    "Our cybersecurity team discovered an individual claiming to be in possession of a RedMart customer database taken from a legacy
    RedMart system no longer in use by the company," a spokesperson from Lazada said in a statement, referring to the online
    supermarket platform it acquired in 2016.

    Lazada added that the information stolen was last updated in March 2019, and the affected RedMart-only database is not linked to
    any Lazada database.

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    "This RedMart-only information is more than 18 months out of date and not linked to any Lazada database. The user information that
    was illegally accessed include names, phone numbers, email and mailing addresses, encrypted passwords and partial credit card
    numbers. We have taken immediate action to block unauthorised access to the database."

    Lazada is investigating the data breach and has informed the Personal Data Protection Commission.

    "We have taken immediate action to block unauthorised access to the database," the Lazada spokesperson said.

    "Protecting the data and privacy of our customers is a top priority, and we are working swiftly to resolve this."

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    In an email to customers, Lazada said it discovered the breach on Thursday as part of its "proactive monitoring", adding that its
    current customer data is not affected.

    "Your existing Lazada account password is protected by encryption," it said.

    "As a further security measure, we have logged you out of your existing account and you will be requested to input a new password
    upon your login."

    It also warned customers to be on the alert for spam emails requesting personal information. 

    "Lazada does not request customers to verify your personal information," it added.

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