According to Security NEXT, istyle confirmed on October 28, 2026, that @cosme suffered an intrusion exposing data for some shared-ID members [1]. Approximately 3 million individuals were affected, including some former members, with exposed data comprising names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, user IDs, nicknames, and skin and hair profile attributes [1]. As of November 2, no misuse of personal data or secondary damage had been confirmed; the company has reported the incident to the Personal Information Protection Commission, will notify affected members, and is continuing its investigation [1].
@cosme Hit by Cyberattack, Exposing Personal Data of ~3 Million Members and Former Members
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- Disclosed
- Nov 4, 2026
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 7, 2026
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Industries mainly affected: Retail
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As of November 2, no misuse of personal data or secondary damage had been confirmed; the company has reported the incident to the Personal Information Protection Commission, will notify affected members, and is continuing its investigation [1].
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- Security NEXT publishes report (date only; timestamp is a placeholder)[1]
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istyle confirmed on October 28, 2026, that @cosme suffered an intrusion exposing data for some shared-ID members [1].
Approximately 3 million individuals were affected, including some former members, with exposed data comprising names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, user IDs, nicknames, and skin and hair profile attributes [1].
As of November 2, no misuse of personal data or secondary damage had been confirmed; the company has reported the incident to the Personal Information Protection Commission, will notify affected members, and is continuing its investigation [1].
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“化粧品の口コミ情報サイト「@cosme」がサイバー攻撃を受け、会員の個人情報が流出したことがわかった。”
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