Shoe Zone data breach: 46K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-08-05
In June 2024, the UK footwear chain Shoe Zone disclosed a data breach that was subsequently posted for sale on a popular hacking forum. The data included over 100k orders containing names, addresses, partial credit card numbers (card type and last 4 digits), and 46k unique email addresses. Exposed data: email addresses, names, partial credit card data, physical addresses, purchases. The breach dates from Jun 28, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 5, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Shoe Zone account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
Sources
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