Flaw in Swiss marketplace Ricardo exploited, exposing names, addresses and phone numbers of about 890,000 accounts

Switzerland's SMG group announced on October 9 that its marketplace Ricardo detected suspicious server activity on October 7 and found personal data of about 890,000 user accounts was exposed; the vulnerability that allowed the access has been fixed ^[1]. Exposed data was limited to names, postal addresses and phone numbers plus company names for business users, with emails and passwords unaffected; the company notified the Swiss data protection commissioner and will file a police complaint ^[1][2]. Affected users should read the notice Ricardo sends them directly and follow its precautions against scams using this data ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Retail

1. Read the incident notice Ricardo sends you directly and follow its recommended precautions ^[1].
2. Beware of scam contact using your name, address and phone number .