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Zappos Hacked Says 24 Million Accounts May Have Been Exposed--Website Down
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Zappos, an online shoe retailer owned by Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) said its database has been hacked. Management at the company has asked 24 million customers to change their passwords.
Customer e-mail addresses, credit card addresses. shipping addresses, phone numbers, and the last four digits of their credit cars were stolen.
The firm’s CEO sent an e-mail to workers which said “We were recently the victim of a cyber attack by a criminal who gained access to parts of our internal network and systems through one of our servers in Kentucky.” A similar message was posted at the firm’s website.
Zappos has shut down phone customer service. Its site also appears to be down.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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