IKEA Canada says a data breach compromised the personal information of approximately 95,000 customers, CTV News Toronto reports. IKEA said some customers’ personal information appeared in a “generic search” by an employee using the company’s customer database, adding no financial or banking information was involved. IKEA notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and affected customers, and reviewed and updated its internal processes to prevent future incidents, according to a company statement.
Breach compromises data of 95K IKEA Canada customers
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