Durex India, the Indian subsidiary of the British condom and private lubricants model, has uncovered its prospects’ private info, together with their full names and order particulars.
Safety researcher Sourajeet Majumder contacted TechCrunch this week in regards to the concern of exposing delicate buyer information on the condom maker’s web site.
The model’s web site spilled buyer names, cellphone numbers, e-mail addresses, transport addresses, the merchandise ordered and the quantity paid. The precise variety of affected prospects will not be recognized. Nonetheless, the researcher discovered proof that a whole lot of individuals had info uncovered due to an absence of correct authentication on its order affirmation web page.
“For a model coping with intimate merchandise, making certain privateness is essential,” Majumder informed TechCrunch.
TechCrunch verified Majumder’s findings, and located that buyer order particulars had been nonetheless accessible on-line on the time of writing. As such, TechCrunch is withholding sure particulars in regards to the publicity as to not assist malicious actors.
When reached by TechCrunch previous to publication in regards to the uncovered buyer info, Ravi Bhatnagar, a spokesperson for Durex dad or mum firm Reckitt, declined to remark or say if the corporate plans to safe its prospects’ info.
The researcher informed TechCrunch that the info may very well be exploited for identification theft, and make contact with particulars might lead to undesirable harassment. Majumder mentioned that he additionally contacted India’s Pc Emergency Response Staff (CERT-In) in regards to the safety lapse, which acknowledged his e-mail.
“Affected prospects may develop into victims of social harassment or ethical policing due to this leak,” the researcher mentioned.
