Simian Says Cyberattack May Have Exposed Customer Data and Credit Card Details
Summary
Printing company Simian says attackers may have accessed customers’ email addresses and hashed passwords, while a small number of customers’ credit card details were intercepted. The incident reportedly originated at an external service provider.
Key points
- Simian warned customers in the Netherlands and Belgium that personal details may have been stolen in a cyberattack.
- The company said attackers may have accessed email addresses and hashed passwords in customer files.
- Simian said only a small number of customers had credit card details intercepted; it did not disclose how many people were affected.
- The incident reportedly originated at an external service provider, not Simian’s own systems.
- Simian reported the breach to the Dutch data protection authority and police, and hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Simian
- Incident Type
- Data breach at an external service provider; attackers may have accessed customer data.
- Data Types Exposed
- Email addresses
- Hashed passwords
- Credit card details
- Affected Records
- Not disclosed
- Affected Data Size
- Not disclosed
- Operational Impact
- Unknown
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed
Countries
Belgiumcompany that owns a number of budget printing brands has warned customers in the Netherlands and Belgium that their personal details may have been stolen in a cyberattack.Netherlandsa Groningen-based company that owns a number of budget printing brands has warned customers in the Netherlands and Belgium that their personal details may have been stolen in a cyberattack.