Chinese police arrested 21 suspects for theft of customer information from Alibaba Group Holding’s logistics affiliate Cainiao Network.
More than 10 million pieces of client data was compromised.
Compromised information includes user names, phone numbers and parcel tracking numbers.
Barcode scanners used in its distribution stations had been infected with malware.
Police investigation determined that none of the illegally obtained data had been shared with any third parties.
"id": "ALI212330922",
"linkid": "alibaba-com",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2018",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"