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Lidl: customer file stolen from an IT service provider, customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands notified
Lidl said “unknown individuals briefly gained access to a separately stored file containing customer data” (salutation, name, phone, email, date of birth...
- Disclosed
What happened
- Lidl said “unknown individuals briefly gained access to a separately stored file containing customer data” (salutation, name, phone, email, date of birth, customer number) after an IT service provider was hacked; the online shop and accounts were not affected. Count not disclosed.
- Root cause: compromise of an unnamed IT service provider.
- No attacker named.
- Dutch DPA notified; provider filed a police report.
Sources
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lidl-discloses-online-shop-breach-after-service-provider-hack/
- https://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/major-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks-in-july-2026
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