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Free Web Turkey | May privacy agenda

Free Web Turkey | May privacy agenda
 

In May, data breaches led to the theft of personal information from 923,026 individuals across 37 companies.

Abi International customer data stolen

A cyberattack on Abi International Foreign Trade Limited Company resulted in the theft of employee, customer, and potential customer data. The company reported that the theft began on April 13 and was discovered on April 22. The compromised personal data categories include identity, contact, location, personnel, legal transactions, customer transactions, physical space security, transaction security, risk management, finance, professional experience, marketing, and visual and audio records. The special categories affected are clothing, health information, biometric data, criminal convictions, and security measures. The number of affected individuals remains undetermined.

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Akıl Plastik customer data stolen

Akıl Plastik announced a data breach affecting employees, customers, and potential customers due to a cyberattack. The breach started on April 13 and was discovered on April 22. Compromised personal data includes identity, contact, location, personnel, legal transactions, customer transactions, physical space security, transaction security, risk management, finance, professional experience, marketing, and visual and audio records. Special categories affected include clothing, health information, biometric data, criminal convictions, and security measures. The number of affected individuals remains undetermined.

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Hamra Global customer data stolen

Hamra Global disclosed a data breach affecting employees, customers, and potential customers. The breach started on April 13 and was discovered on April 22. Compromised data includes identity, contact, location, personnel, legal transactions, customer transactions, physical space security, transaction security, risk management, finance, professional experience, marketing, and visual and audio records. Special categories affected include clothing, health information, biometric data, criminal convictions, and security measures. The number of affected individuals remains undetermined.

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Karcam Plastik customer data stolen

Karcam Plastik reported a data breach affecting employees, customers, and potential customers. The breach started on April 13 and was discovered on April 22. Compromised personal data includes identity, contact, location, personnel, legal transactions, customer transactions, physical space security, transaction security, risk management, finance, professional experience, marketing, and visual and audio records. Special categories affected include clothing, health information, biometric data, criminal convictions, and security measures. The number of affected individuals remains undetermined.

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Titiz Bebek customer data stolen

Titiz Bebek and Health Products Inc. reported a cyberattack affecting employees, customers, and potential customers. The breach started on April 13 and was discovered on April 22. Compromised data includes identity, contact, location, personnel, legal transactions, customer transactions, physical space security, transaction security, risk management, finance, professional experience, marketing, and visual and audio records. Special categories affected include clothing, health information, biometric data, criminal convictions, and security measures. The number of affected individuals remains undetermined.

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Titiz Gayrimenkul customer data stolen

Titiz Real Estate Investment and Construction Inc. reported a cyberattack affecting employees, customers, and potential customers. The breach started on April 13 and was discovered on April 22. Compromised data includes identity, contact, location, personnel, legal transactions, customer transactions, physical space security, transaction security, risk management, finance, professional experience, marketing, and visual and audio records. Special categories affected include clothing, health information, biometric data, criminal convictions, and security measures. The number of affected individuals remains undetermined.

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25 companies' data breached, affecting 800,000 customers

A data breach affecting customers of 25 brands, including Sarar, Bernardo, Hatemoğlu, Simfer, Tepe Home, and Schafer, resulted in the theft of personal information of at least 800,435 individuals.

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Pınar Tekstil customer data stolen

Pınar Tekstil announced a data breach affecting 36,956 customers due to a cyberattack that occurred between April 23-25 and was discovered on April 24. The breach was caused by a hacker accessing an admin account, leading to the theft of personal data.

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Asimetrik Ses Işık ve Görüntü Sistemleri customer data stolen

Asimetrik Sound, Light, and Image Systems reported a cyberattack affecting the personal data of 26,968 customers and potential customers. The breach began on April 23 and was detected the same day. Compromised data includes names, addresses, ID numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, email addresses, and recent order information.

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Lizay Kuyumculuk customer data stolen

Lizay Jewelry reported a data breach affecting 34,602 subscribers, customers, and potential customers due to a cyberattack on April 20. Compromised data includes identity, contact, and location information. The breach was carried out using a stolen username and password.

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Aker Mağazacılık customer data stolen

Aker Retail announced a data breach affecting 25,735 employees and customers due to a cyberattack discovered on April 24. Compromised data for employees includes identity and contact information, while for customers, it includes identity, contact, transaction security, and customer transaction information.

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Alexion İlaç customer data stolen

Alexion Pharmaceuticals reported a cyberattack between February 13-21 that was discovered on May 5. The breach affected 607 individuals, including 150 clinical trial participants. Compromised data includes clinical study details and personal information of responsible researchers, site staff, and participants.

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