Damage caused by unauthorized access to Starbucks Charge stop October 24, 23:48
A major coffee chain "Starbucks" has revealed that services for members who can charge money and buy goods with cards etc. are illegally accessed, and the damage amount is over 180,000 yen. Starbucks urges members to stop charging from their credit card and change their password.
According to “Starbucks Coffee Japan”, the user of the service for members noticed an unrecognized payment on the 16th of this month and reported it to the company's call center.
According to a survey by the company, there were cases in which someone used a member's email address and password to illegally access services for members, charged money from a credit card, and purchased products such as coffee beans. It was found at five stores in the Kanto region. According to the company, the total damage amount is over 184,000 yen.
About 5 million users are registered on the site for members, and Starbucks will take measures to stop charging from its credit card to its own card until 11 pm on the 26th. Calling for a password change.
Starbucks Coffee Japan says, “There has been no evidence of personal information leaking from member sites to the outside in the past surveys. We want to work to strengthen security and prevent recurrence.”