Shippio breach exposes shipping information and disrupts service
An attacker accessed the Japanese trade and international logistics platform Shippio using credentials stored in an internal work tool, viewed customer shipping information, and downloaded about 1,300 documents. Unauthorized accounts and API credentials were created for about 1,100 customer teams, and malicious file uploads and damage to system data were also confirmed. The service has been suspended since November 2.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Shippio
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 1,300 documents downloaded and unauthorized accounts and API credentials created for about 1,100 customer teams
- Cause / method
- Unauthorized platform access using credentials stored in an internal work tool
- Location
- Japan
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Timeline
- Shippio platform services were suspended.
- The disclosure of personal data, damage to system data, and temporary service suspension resulting from unauthorized platform access were announced.
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