News: MYD Woolworths Says MyDeal Identified A Data Breach

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW) :

• MYDEAL DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION
• MYDEAL IDENTIFIED A COMPROMISED USER CREDENTIAL WAS USED TO GAIN UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO ITS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• MYDEAL IN PROCESS OF CONTACTING ABOUT 2.2 MILLION AFFECTED CUSTOMERS BY EMAILS
• MYDEAL CUSTOMER DATA ACCESSED MAY INCLUDE CUSTOMER NAMES, EMAIL ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, DELIVERY ADDRESS
• WOOLWORTHS & MYDEAL ALSO COMMENCED ENGAGEMENT WITH RELEVANT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
• FOR 1.2 MILLION CUSTOMERS INVOLVED IN BREACH, ONLY THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES WERE EXPOSED
• NO COMPROMISE OF ANY OTHER WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLATFORM, CUSTOMER OR EVERYDAY REWARDS RECORD
• MYDEAL.COM.AU WEBSITE AND APP HAVE NOT BEEN IMPACTED