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    Amazon

    Seattle, Washington • 1540000 employees • Retail and cloud computing

    Industry

    Retail and cloud computing

    Security Incidents

    1

    Amazon is an American multinational technology company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, initially as an online bookstore, but it has since expanded into a wide variety of other markets including electronics, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is known for its disruption of well-established industries through technological innovation and mass scale, and it is one of the world's most valuable companies. Amazon is also recognized for its consumer-centric practices, notably with its fast delivery mechanisms and its subscription-based Prime membership that offers vari...
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    Security Incidents

    Amazon Breach of Aug 2024
    Severity Score
    Low

    Type

    Unknown

    Summary

    On August 9, 2024, an Amazon customer in India, Swati Singal, raised concerns about a potential data breach after encountering issues with duplicate orders and receiving a fake product. Singal made a Facebook post detailing her experience when she placed two orders on Amazon in one day. The first order was paid via Cash on Delivery (COD) and the second through online payment, both arriving with identical bills.

    Upon receiving the first order, Singal found a fake speaker instead of the tablet she had purchased, while the second order contained the correct item but resulted in double charges. T...
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    Severity

    A recent incident on August 9, 2024, involved an Amazon customer in India suspecting a data breach after receiving duplicate orders and a counterfeit product. The customer ordered two tablets, one via Cash on Delivery and the other through online payment, but received a fake speaker in the first order and the correct item in the second, resulting in double charges. This situation has highlighted potential vulnerabilities in order information security and has underlined the critical need for vigilance in online transactions.

    Given the modest scale of this incident—affecting a single known cust...
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    Impact

    In this incident, concerns were raised about a potential data breach on Amazon's platform in India, suggested by issues with duplicate orders and receiving a counterfeit product. Customer data such as order information and payment details may have been exposed or mishandled. Although there was no confirmation of any systems or services being taken offline, the problems experienced by the customer indicate potential lapses in handling transactions securely.

    No evidence was provided regarding the theft of internal company data or intellectual property. Similarly, there was no indication that so...
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