Temu data breach overview:
- Who: E-commerce platform Temu denied it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen a database containing 87 million records of customer information.
- Why: Temu says it cross-checked a small sample of data the threat actor posted and found it did not match data from its own database.
- Where: Temu is a Chinese-owned online marketplace that consumers nationwide use.
Online marketplace Temu reportedly denied it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to have accessed a database containing 87 million customer records.
The threat actor put the alleged stolen data up for sale earlier this week on the hacking site BreachForums, Bleeping Computer reports.
However, Breach Forums reportedly banned the threat actor from the forum for misrepresenting and attempting to sell data that was already publicly available.
Temu reportedly told Bleeping Computer it cross-checked a small sample of data the threat actor posted and did not find any matches for data from its own database.
The sample data included usernames and IDs, full names, IP addresses, birthdates, genders, shipping addresses, phone numbers and hashed passwords, Bleeping Computer reports.
Temu says it plans to pursue legal action against those spreading ‘false information’
The threat actor behind the alleged data breach reportedly maintains the incident is legitimate, that it still has access to Temu’s email and internal panels and that the company’s code has vulnerabilities.
However, Temu reportedly maintains steadfast in its denial that the published data belongs to the company and says it plans to take legal action against misinformation spreaders.
“We take any attempt to tarnish our reputation or harm our users extremely seriously and reserve the right to pursue legal action against those responsible for spreading false information and attempting to profit from such malicious activities,” Temu told Bleeping Computer.
In other news, fashion retailer Shein filed a complaint against Temu in August over claims the company controls its sellers and asks them to infringe on Shein’s intellectual property, such as its copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.
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I want to know how to apply for Temu class action suit. I tried to get free offers from them and never could. I have been a loyal customer for years.
I two was hounded with texts emails n promising free stuff n u click they say it free but then u go look in your bank account thru PayPal n they have taken the money out of bank without permission.leaving you thinking you got a deal but really you got burned,watch out for temu .justice needs to be done .I’m on a fixed income due to health reasons n bought stuff needed not wasted.where is the justice for us poor people.
I have proof temu is dirty I had over 2000$ stolen and to boot temu told my bank they refunded some of the items but they refunded 5 cents on a 10$ order making my bank believe temu refunded me so they(the bank ) refused to refund me dispite the proof id be refunded 5cents or 2 cents or 1.34 on 30$ 17 $ 5$ orders.once I brought proof to my Chase bank they closed out my account and what do u know temu charges were billed to my (supsupposto be closed account . Chase took all my cards and handed me cash that was in my saving account and closed out against my wishes closed out all my active accounts savings ,credit ,and checking,and I’m fighting w/chase as 2000$ in changes spent after turning over cards and accounts closed for like 3 months before I realized my credit score dropped 28 points due to unpaid cc bill from Chase and they purchases were from temu as they never refunded me they gave me pennies on the dollar and rebilled my account