Lookpin hack leaks personal data including emails and password hashes
Personal data including email addresses and password hashes was leaked in a hack of fashion platform Lookpin. Signs emerged of data being sold on the dark web that is believed to include 2.7 million member records plus addresses and order information, and the attacker claimed to have obtained 2.7 million customers and 11 million order records. Lookpin announced the leak, acknowledged the hack, and its chief executive apologised.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Lookpin
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of personal data including emails and password hashes; 2.7 million member records believed leaked
- Cause / method
- External hack
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataEmailAddressPasswordUsage & purchase history
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- Lookpin announced the leak of personal data including emails and password hashes.
- Data believed to include 2.7 million member records plus addresses and order information was found on the dark web.
- Signs of the data being sold on the dark web, and the attacker's claim to have obtained 2.7 million customers and 11 million order records, came to light, and Lookpin acknowledged the hack.
- Lookpin's chief executive apologised for the personal data leak.
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