GENTOS: the "GENTOS official store" was accessed without authorization and 5,471 card records and personal data of up to 5,521 people may have leaked
The payment application was tampered with, and 5,471 card records and the names and addresses of up to 5,521 people may have leaked.
Disclosed
2022-11-28
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
5.5K
5,521
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
Some card companies told it of a concern that card data had leaked, and it stopped card payments the same day. [1]
It reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission, and consulted the police from August 24. [1]
The investigation finished and found a vulnerability that allowed tampering with the payment application. [1]
Impact
The card holder name, number, expiry date and security code of 5,471 purchases paid by card from September 25, 2020 to August 12, 2022 may have leaked. [1]
The names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, login passwords and newsletter preferences of up to 5,521 people who used the store from April 1, 2020 to August 24, 2022 may also have leaked, and for some also birth date, gender, occupation and company name. [1]
Timeline
- Started 2020-04-01
- Detected 2022-08-12
- Disclosed 2022-11-28
- 971 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, TaitoManufacturing5,521 leaked
GENTOS Co., Ltd.
Sources
- [1][Official]【GENTOS公式ストア】個人情報漏えいに関するお詫びとお知らせ - GENTOSGENTOS Co., Ltd. · 2022-11-28
- [2][News]ライティング製品取り扱い「GENTOS公式ストア」に不正アクセス、5,471件のカード情報が漏えいScanNetSecurity · 2022-12-01 08:05