Pokémon Center data breach exposes customer info, cancels some orders
Pokémon Center has notified customers in the United Kingdom and Germany of a data breach originating at CEVA Logistics, a third-party logistics provider. The incident exposed customer personal and order information and resulted in some orders being cancelled.
Why this matters: This is a supply chain privacy problem. You buy something from a retailer, but your personal data ends up sitting inside a logistics company you never heard of and never chose. When that third party gets hit, you have no warning and no control. Retailers routinely share customer data with fulfilment and shipping partners, and those partners rarely get the same security scrutiny. The accountability gap lands on the customer every time.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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