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7.9 Million Taiwanese E-Commerce Order Records Reportedly Offered for Sale

First reported · Last reported · 8 related reports

Evidence emerged that 7.9 million customer order records from Taiwanese e-commerce brands were being sold on the dark web. The hacker claimed the data originated from 91APP and asked $2,997 for customer information from four brands. Around a dozen companies subsequently reported being affected, and Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs required incidents to be reported within 72 hours and consumers to be notified.

Key facts

Affected organisation
91APP
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Evidence of 7.9 million customer order records being offered for sale; around a dozen companies reported being affected
Cause / method
Not confirmed
Location
Taiwan

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Timeline

  1. Evidence emerged that 7.9 million Taiwanese e-commerce customer order records were being offered for sale on the dark web.
  2. It emerged that the hacker had identified 91APP as the source of the information and asked $2,997 for customer information from four brands.
  3. Around a dozen companies reported being affected, and the Ministry of Digital Affairs required reporting within 72 hours and notification of consumers.

8 related reports

  • Data breach91APPKnock-on victims: 2

    Taiwan's 91APP order database breach may expose data of 4.8 million consumers

    4.8mImpact: Potential exposure of information on 4,798,255 consumers across up to 1,329 brands

    A breach of Taiwanese e-commerce platform 91APP's order database raised concerns that 4,798,255 consumers across up to 1,329 brands could be affected. Names, telephone numbers, delivery addresses, email addresses and order histories were potentially exposed, but the actual extent of unauthorised access or theft has not been confirmed. 91APP allowed consumers to apply for compensation even without financial losses and moved the application channel from Google Forms to its official website. Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs suggested a link to the AI hacking tool ARTEX.

    Related reports: 27 · last report →

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