{
  "id": 18734577,
  "title": "Who Gives A Crap confirms customer data exposed in third party software breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/who-gives-a-crap-confirms-customer-data-exposed-in-third-party",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T15:04:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-08/who-gives-a-crap-hack/107359858"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian direct-to-consumer toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap has announced that customer data may have been accessed in a third-party security incident involving a US-based marketing software provider. The breach, which was discovered on Friday and addressed by Monday, did not involve payment details or passwords but included names, email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and total spending with the company. Canadian customers were not affected. WGAC CEO Simon Griffiths informed customers of the incident via email on Saturday and stated the company had disconnected the provider from its systems and changed access credentials. The brand is monitoring the situation, strengthening its defenses, and will update customers as more information becomes available.",
  "summary": "Hackers accessed names, contact details and total spend, but not payment details or passwords, the company said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Australian toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap experienced third-party security breach.",
    "Customer data exposed, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses.",
    "Canadian customers not affected; WGAC CEO notified via email and took immediate action."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}