The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on June 2, 2024, that Gapbuster Worldwide experienced a data breach on May 30, 2024. The breach involved unauthorized access to a cloud storage system used by Nectar Desk Company, affecting personal information such as full names, email addresses, and mobile numbers for individuals associated with its mystery shoppers.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-06-02-gapbuster-worldwide-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gapbuster-worldwide
"id": "gap352080425",
"linkid": "gapbuster-worldwide",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Mystery Shopping',
'name': 'Gapbuster Worldwide',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Full names',
'Email addresses',
'Mobile numbers'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-05-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-02',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to a cloud storage system used by Nectar '
'Desk Company, affecting personal information of mystery '
'shoppers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full names',
'Email addresses',
'Mobile numbers'],
'systems_affected': 'Cloud storage system'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-06-02',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Gapbuster Worldwide Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}