Kylie Cosmetics Faces Shopify Security Breach! Customer Names, Email IDs, Addresses, and Last Four Digits of Credit Card Numbers Affected

Kylie Cosmetics recently announced that they have faced a Shopify security breach that may have impacted the names, email ids, addresses and last four digits of the customer credit cards. Shopify is the company that manages Kylie Cosmetics' e-commerce platform. On Tuesday Shopify revealed that the sensitive customer data was probably leaked. The reason behind this mishap is said to be two employees who attempted to steal transaction records. However, Kylie cosmetics have shared the information via email to their customers. They explained the security breach and that they are they weren't the only ones impacted by this. However, they also informed that the full payment details were protected.

"Shopify informed us that this incident affected names, addresses, emails, product orders, and the last four digits of the credit card of our impacted customers" the email read according to TMZ.It further said: "We wanted to let you know that the company that manages our e-commerce platform - Shopify - recently informed us that they experienced a security incident. Shopify has shared that Kylie Cosmetics is not the only company that was impacted by this incident, so you may be receiving notifications from other companies that you've shopped with online".

As for the two employees who attempted to steal transaction records, they have been terminated. Reports have it that Shopify is now working with the FBI and other international agencies to carry forward the investigation. The beauty mogul's cosmetic range has a huge demand all over the world and naturally, that means that the customer base is massive. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, Kylie Jenner recently made delivering an important message look super sexy as she posed in a strapless two-piece bikini for the latest Instagram post. The beauty mogul has set Instagram on fire as she donned a pair of barely-there Dior bikini while she urged her fans to vote. Yes, she put her charm to good use and asked people to get registered for voting in the caption.

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