Owner of online department store Shein fined $1,9 million for failing to report $39 million users its customers for a data breach
At company Zoetop Business Co Ltd from Hong Kong, which owns the online department store Shein, as well as the similar Romwe, was fined $1,9 million by a New York court for failing to disclose a data breach from 2018.
It should be noted that Shein supports her purchase Europeanof the Union (and Greece), the American continent and England, with corresponding websites.
Shein, which was founded in China και πρόσφατα μετέφερε τα βασικά της περιουσιακά στοιχεία στη Σιγκαπούρη, σημείωσε εκρηκτική ανάπτυξη κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας, καθώς η πρόληψη του ιού ώθησε τους καταναλωτές να ψωνίσουν στο Internet. Its impressive affordability and huge clothing options have made it one of the fastest growing consumer internet platforms worldwide over the past two years.
In 2018, an attack was carried out against her that resulted in the theft of 39 million Shein account credentials, of which over 375.000 belonged to New York residents, according to a statement of the New York state attorney general this week
An investigation by the attorney general's office found that Zoetop contacted only "a small fraction" of the 39 million accounts that were compromised, and for the vast majority of affected users, the company did not notify them that their login credentials had been stolen.
The attorney general's office also concluded that Zoetop's public statements about the data breach were misleading. In one instance, the company falsely stated that only 6,42 million consumers were affected and that it was in the process of notifying all affected users.
If you've had an account there since 2018, you've probably been affected and it's a good idea to change your passwords.
