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Fast Retailing Co, Asia’s largest retailer, said hackers may have gained access to the personal information of about half a million users of its Uniqlo and GU brand e-commerce portals.
Hackers accessed at least 460,000 accounts registered on Fast Retailing’s Japanese shopping websites, the company said.
Users’ personal information, purchase history and parts of credit card numbers may have been accessed, the Tokyo-based retailer said. The hack occurred from April 23 to May 10, and the company is still investigating.
Consumer data security has become a growing concern for corporations as e-commerce proliferates, with an increasing number of companies reporting incidents. Fast Retailing has been investing heavily to build up its e-commerce operation.