A homegrown clothing line Love, Bonito was hacked and reports of customer’s information were exposed, such as full credit card details, names, addresses and contact numbers.
This came to a shock to many of their customers as they received an email from about the data breach, stating that a malicious code has been added to the website. A spokesman told the media that about 3% of their customer’s data had been exposed.
If you are a customer of Love, Bonito and had used the online store for transactions, please look out of unauthorised transactions on your credit/debit cards.
Local certified hacker shares his thoughts
We reached out to a certified hacker on how something like this can happen and he stated the following: “Most companies around the world are not very concerned about cybersecurity only till something happens”
“Generally, there are three ways that this might have happened”
- The website itself is not built securely or not updated regularly
- Employee pc’s are in the same network as the server hosting the website
- The server is not protected
Love Bonito Facebook post:
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We value the trust you have given us to safeguard your personal information. Protecting it is of utmost importance to us. Providing you with a safe, shopping experience at all times is a commitment we take seriously.
It is therefore regrettable to discover a security incident involving our website. This incident was discovered 72 hours ago, which we immediately took steps to contain. Some of our customers’ personal information may have been unfortunately exposed.
We apologise sincerely for this unfortunate incident.
For those affected by this incident, an email has been sent to you informing you on next steps.
Once again, we are truly sorry for any inconvenience and concern this may have caused. We assure you, our community, that we are working together with the authorities and our partners to enhance our security policies and safety measures.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].
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