{
  "id": 15582927,
  "title": "2.76 mil. pieces of customers' info at Hollys leaked in cyberattack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/2-76-mil-pieces-of-customers-info-at-hollys-leaked-in-cyberattack-15582927",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261019/276-mil-pieces-of-customers-info-at-hollys-leaked-in-cyberattack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hollys, a local coffee chain, has disclosed that 2.76 million pieces of customer information have been leaked in a cyberattack, the company announced on Monday. This incident marks the latest in a series of cyberattacks targeting local businesses. The hackers obtained personal details between September 3 and October 7, when the company discovered the unauthorized access to its system, as per a notice posted on the company's website.\n\nThe leaked data comprises temporary files from a previous membership service overhaul, but not from the active customer database, according to the notice. Hollys is currently investigating the full extent of the incident. The company extends its sincere apologies for the customer concerns caused by this breach and assures that it will make every effort to safeguard customer data and mitigate the damage from the breach.\n\nThis cyber incident follows a rapid succession of leaks of customer data at local financial firms early this month, raising concerns about the cybersecurity of local businesses.",
  "summary": "Customer information held by local coffee chain Hollys has reportedly been leaked via hacking of its memberships program, the franchise said Monday, the latest in a string of cyberattacks targeting local companies. A total of 2.76 million pieces of personal information, including the customers' dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses and emails, was stolen by the hackers sometime between Sept. 3…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "2.76 mln pieces of customers' info at Hollys leaked in cyberattack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/2-76-mln-pieces-of-customers-info-at-hollys-leaked-in-cyberattack",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:19:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "2.76 mil. pieces of customers' info at Hollys leaked in cyberattack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/2-76-mil-pieces-of-customers-info-at-hollys-leaked-in-cyberattack",
        "published": "2026-10-19T08:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}