Lush, the handmade cosmetics firm, has shut its Australian and New Zealand websites after hackers apparently gained access to online customers’ personal data.
In a statement posted on its website it “urgently” warns customers who have made online purchases to check with their banks to see if their credit card details have been abused.
It is less than a month since the firm had to issue a similar warning to its UK online customers.
LUSH WEBSITE PRIVACY BREACH
Our website has been the target of hackersWe are sorry to have to announce that the Lush Australian and New Zealand websites have been hacked. We have been alerted today to advise us that entry has been gained and customer personal data may have been obtained by the hackers.
We urgently advise customes who have placed an online order with Lush Australia and New Zealand to…
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