Who Gives A Crap? Hackers, apparently, after toilet paper maker's customer data exposed
UK shoppers caught up in third-party security mess, and nobody knows whether the data was flushed away
Who Gives A Crap, a toilet paper company, has recently experienced a data breach after an intruder accessed customer information through a third-party marketing software provider. The company informed customers via email about the breach, which exposed names, email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and total spending.
However, payment information, order details, and passwords remained secure. The supplier, an unnamed US-based marketing software provider, detected the intrusion on October 30, but only informed Who Gives A Crap on November 6. The breach affected customers in the UK, US, and Australia, but Canadian customers were not impacted. Company CEO Simon Griffiths assured customers that no misuse of the data was found, but urged them to remain vigilant against potential scam or phishing attempts using their compromised details.
The supplier has not been identified, and Who Gives A Crap is cooperating with relevant authorities in the affected regions.
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