Nitori warns up to 37.62 million customer records may have leaked

Japanese furniture retailer Nitori says an attacker may have stolen up to 37.62 million customer records after accessing a system on its network. The company detected and blocked the intrusion on November 6; its investigation indicates the attacker likely had access since mid-October. Potentially exposed data includes names, contact details, dates of birth, membership numbers and online order information. Individual customers, corporate members and non-members who ordered through official stores or online shops are affected. Nitori says registered members' passwords and credit card information were not exposed. It has notified Japanese authorities and plans to contact affected customers directly by email or post.