F.E.N.: its fashion information site fenlink.net was accessed by exploiting a vulnerability, and members' names, addresses, emails and, for older members, passwords are likely to have leaked
An attack on a vulnerability likely leaked members' names, addresses, emails and more. The Metropolitan Police Department contacted the company.
Disclosed
2021-06-30
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
The contractor that manages the site investigated and found traces of the member data being accessed without authorization on this day. [1] [2]
The Metropolitan Police Department contacted the company about a possible leak and provided part of the data thought to have leaked. [1] [2]
It reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission. [2]
It reported the damage to the police. [2]
Information that may have leaked
Names, addresses, emails and genders of all registered members. For members who registered on or before February 8, 2015, it also covers phone numbers, birth dates, occupations and preferences in magazines and clothing, and the nicknames and passwords of a bulletin board run until that date. The number of people concerned was not disclosed. The site data was deleted and the service was stopped. [1] [2]
Timeline
- Detected 2021-06-24
- Disclosed 2021-06-30
- 6 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Web app exploit]
- Impact
- [Data leak][Service outage]
- Entry point
- Web app
Data exposed or at risk
Services hit
Organizations involved
[Breached][Critical]Tokyo, MinatoWholesale and retail trade
F.E.N. Ltd.
Sources
- [1][News]ファッション情報サイトに不正アクセス - 登録会員情報が流出かSecurity NEXT · 2021-07-01
- [2][News]警視庁からの連絡で発覚、ファッション情報発信「F.E.N. WEBサイト」に不正アクセス 会員情報流出可能性ScanNetSecurity · 2021-06-30 08:00