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Japanese online shopping platform Iris Plaza has announced a data breach affecting an external cloud service, potentially exposing the personal data of 7.7 million customers including names, addresses, and encrypted passwords.
Japanese online shopping platform Iris Plaza, operated by Iris Ohyama, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed the personal information and encrypted passwords of up to 7.7 million customers. The incident involved the
French banking group Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed a cyber-attack that led to fraudulent transactions from its own accounts via a service provider. While a blockchain investigator estimated losses at $133m, the bank states customer funds