United Super Markets Holdings: intrusion into Scan&Go ignica may have exposed names and emails of 64,003 accounts

United Super Markets Holdings Inc. said on 12 November that an outsider accessed the system behind Scan&Go ignica, its app for paying without a checkout, and that the system held a file with some users’ personal data. Theft has not been confirmed but cannot be ruled out. Nikkei reported that the intrusion was found on 14 October. [1] [2]

The file covers 64,003 of about 2.4 million accounts: the name and email entered at sign-up. Card data, addresses, phones and birth dates are not included. Affected users are told by email and in the app; no misuse has been found. [1]