Platform leaks 1.75 billion customer data from marketplaces and Correios
Platform leaks 1.75 billion customer data from marketplaces and Correios
Provider of services for sellers at Magazine Luiza, Mercado Livre, Shopee, Amazon and Americanas claimed to be "investigating what happened to correct the exposed flaws"
By Raquel Brandão, Valor — São Paulo
10/13/2021 19h27 Updated 2 days ago
Active on several large retailer platforms, marketplace integrator HariExpress had 1.75 billion data (610 GB) exposed , according to a report by SafetyDetectives , a group of researchers investigating Internet leaks .
Brazilian, HariExpress provides services to sellers (sellers) who advertise products on platforms such as Magazine Luiza, Mercado Livre, Shopee, Amazon and those of the Americanas group (Americanas.com, Shoptime, Submarino and Soub!) . In addition, among HariExpress partners there are also Correios .
The integrative platform gathers all the information and accounts of a small seller in the most different sales channels. For example, stock photos are placed on this platform and distributed to seller profiles in each marketplace, and if a product is sold, this information is updated across all accounts.
According to the report , the leak exposed order data from customers who purchased online, such as name, email address, delivery address and telephone number . Sellers' data were also exposed. Despite the exposure of the data, it cannot be said that the data was captured by hackers .
Other side
When contacted, the company informed Valor that it was “finding the facts” with the IT sector (information technology), “to understand the magnitude of what happened”. "We are committed to clarifying the facts and correcting the exposed flaws."
Mercado Livre reported that "committed to the security and protection of its users' data, it has already asked Hariexpress to clarify any incident and its impacts".
Americanas informed that it is not aware of the occurrence of any data leakage from its customers. "The company has not identified any vulnerability in its environment, which remains intact and safe, in compliance with all current legislation," he stated in a note.
Magazine Luiza reported that "it counted on HariExpress as one of its integrators for a period of ten months. During that period, HariExpress added only 30 sellers to the company's platform and registered 12 sales made". "Until now,
Correios was also contacted for the article, but did not respond until the publication of this note.
This content was originally published in Valor PRO, Valor Econômico's real-time information service .
Provider of services for sellers at Magazine Luiza, Mercado Livre, Shopee, Amazon and Americanas claimed to be "investigating what happened to correct the exposed flaws"
By Raquel Brandão, Valor — São Paulo
10/13/2021 19h27 Updated 2 days ago
Active on several large retailer platforms, marketplace integrator HariExpress had 1.75 billion data (610 GB) exposed , according to a report by SafetyDetectives , a group of researchers investigating Internet leaks .
Brazilian, HariExpress provides services to sellers (sellers) who advertise products on platforms such as Magazine Luiza, Mercado Livre, Shopee, Amazon and those of the Americanas group (Americanas.com, Shoptime, Submarino and Soub!) . In addition, among HariExpress partners there are also Correios .
The integrative platform gathers all the information and accounts of a small seller in the most different sales channels. For example, stock photos are placed on this platform and distributed to seller profiles in each marketplace, and if a product is sold, this information is updated across all accounts.
According to the report , the leak exposed order data from customers who purchased online, such as name, email address, delivery address and telephone number . Sellers' data were also exposed. Despite the exposure of the data, it cannot be said that the data was captured by hackers .
Other side
When contacted, the company informed Valor that it was “finding the facts” with the IT sector (information technology), “to understand the magnitude of what happened”. "We are committed to clarifying the facts and correcting the exposed flaws."
Mercado Livre reported that "committed to the security and protection of its users' data, it has already asked Hariexpress to clarify any incident and its impacts".
Americanas informed that it is not aware of the occurrence of any data leakage from its customers. "The company has not identified any vulnerability in its environment, which remains intact and safe, in compliance with all current legislation," he stated in a note.
Magazine Luiza reported that "it counted on HariExpress as one of its integrators for a period of ten months. During that period, HariExpress added only 30 sellers to the company's platform and registered 12 sales made". "Until now,
Correios was also contacted for the article, but did not respond until the publication of this note.
This content was originally published in Valor PRO, Valor Econômico's real-time information service .
