{
  "id": 9328804,
  "title": "Whisky merchant Master of Malt confirms customer data spilt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/whisky-merchant-master-of-malt-confirms-customer-data-spilt-9328804",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/23/whisky-merchant-master-of-malt-confirms-customer-data-spilt/5298377"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Master of Malt, a whisky merchant, has disclosed that hackers have infiltrated its customer database. The breach occurred after unauthorized access to a compromised ecommerce app, which allowed hackers four days to collect names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses belonging to Master of Malt's customers. The company began informing customers this week following the discovery of the Ribon app's compromise, which was connected to Master of Malt's BigCommerce store. According to an email sent to customers, the attackers gained access to customer data between September 13 and 17 by exploiting a BigCommerce application key held by the Ribon app.\n\nMaster of Malt founder Justin Petszaft expressed regret, stating, \"I'm sorry to say that the attackers had access to your name, email address, phone number, and address.\" He reassured customers that passwords, credit card details, and other payment information remained secure, as they are stored in a separate system that was not compromised. Master of Malt attributes the incident to Ribon, which is owned, managed, and operated by Be A Part Of, a corporate entity referred to as a \"Fastr brand.\"\n\nBigCommerce, the ecommerce platform Master of Malt uses, informed the retailer about the breach, stating that the attackers compromised an application key held by Ribon. BigCommerce's security team promptly uninstalled the affected app and assured Master of Malt that no further customer data could be accessed. The company is currently investigating the incident and will provide further technical details and updates through a dedicated webpage, rather than continuing to send emails to affected customers.",
  "summary": "Attackers had four days to drink in names, addresses, emails and phone numbers",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "BigCommerce app breach spills Master of Malt customer data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bigcommerce-app-breach-spills-master-of-malt-customer-data",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}