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Shopify denies it was hacked, links stolen data to third-party app. E-commerce platform Shopify denies it suffered a data breach after a threat actor began selling customer data they claim was stolen from the company's network. "Shopify systems have not experienced a security incident," Shopify told BleepingComputer. "The data loss reported was caused by a third-party app. The app developer intends to notify affected customers." This statement comes after a threat actor known as '888' began selling data earlier this week that they claim was stolen from Shopify in 2024. The threat actor shared data samples that include a person's Shopify ID, first name, last name, email, mobile number, order count, total spent, email subscription, email subscription date, SMS subscription, and SMS subscription date. Shopify did not respond to further requests for more information about the app from which this customer's data was stolen. The threat actor, 888, has previously sold or leaked data allegedly linked to Credit Suisse, Shell, Heineken, Accenture India, and Unicef. In 2020, Shopify disclosed that two "rogue members" of its support team accessed the customer transactional records of about two hundred merchants.
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Shopify has denied experiencing a data breach within its own networks, attributing the incident instead to a third-party application.
A threat actor known as '888' claimed to have obtained customer data from Shopify and began selling it. This data includes detailed personal information and transaction records.
Shopify has stated that the data loss stemmed from a compromised third-party app, whose developer will inform the impacted customers.
Samples of the stolen data showed elements such as Shopify IDs, customer names, contacts, spending, and subscription details.
This is not the first controversy involving Shopify; in 2020, they reported a breach involving unauthorized access by two members of their support team to merchant data.
Threat actor 888, responsible for this data sale, has a history of dealing with stolen data from various prominent organizations worldwide.