Whisky merchant Master of Malt confirms customer data spilt
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); "I'm sorry to say that the attackers had access to your name, email address, phone number, and address," Master of Malt founder Justin Petszaft told customers. "The credentials were used to inject malicious scripts into a small number of merchant storefronts. This was not a breach of Commerce systems or the BigCommerce platform.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); "I'm sorry to say that the attackers had access to your name, email address, phone number, and address," Master of Malt founder Justin Petsza
- ▪"The credentials were used to inject malicious scripts into a small number of merchant storefronts.
- ▪This was not a breach of Commerce systems or the BigCommerce platform.
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); cyber-crime Whisky merchant Master of Malt confirms customer data spilt UPDATED Attackers had four days to drink in names, addresses, emails and phone numbers Carly Page Carly Page Published wed 23 Sep 2026 // 11:00 UTC READ MORE Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes 19 days ago Australian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operator August 19, 2026 Crook hawks millions of records allegedly plundered from corporate Azure tenants August 17, 2026…
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