AkaraN: the "akaran official online store" was accessed without authorization and card data of 8,483 customers may have leaked
A vulnerability of the old system was exploited and the payment module tampered with, so card data of 8,483 customers who paid from December 2020 to December 2021 may have leaked.
Disclosed
2022-11-17
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
8.5K
8,483
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
Some card companies told it of a concern that card data had leaked. It also reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission. [1] [2]
It stopped card payments and started an investigation by a third-party firm. [1]
The investigation finished and found that unauthorized access exploiting a vulnerability of the old system had tampered with the payment module. [1] [2]
It announced the case and began emailing the customers concerned. [1] [2]
Impact
The card holder name, number, expiry date, security code, email address and phone number of 8,483 customers who paid by card from December 16, 2020 to December 8, 2021 may have leaked, and some may have been misused. The store moved to a new system on April 5, 2022, so those who used it before are covered. [1] [2]
Timeline
- Started 2020-12-16
- Detected 2022-06-23
- Disclosed 2022-11-17
- 701 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Web app exploit]
- Impact
- [Data leak]
- Entry point
- Web app
Data exposed or at risk
Organizations involved
[Breached][Critical]Tokyo, ShinjukuWholesale and retail trade8,483 leaked
AkaraN Inc.
Sources
- [1][News]化粧品取り扱い「akaran公式オンラインストア」に不正アクセス、8,483名分のカード情報が漏えいScanNetSecurity · 2022-11-21 08:05
- [2][News]サイト脆弱性で8,483名のクレジットカード情報流出か、akaran|サイバーセキュリティ.comCybersecurity.com · 2022-11-22