Shopper+ Data Breach

What happened?

In March 2023, "Canada's online shopping mall" Shopper+ disclosed a data breach discovered on a public hacking forum . The breach dated back to September 2020 and included 878k customer records with email and physical addresses, names, phone numbers and in some cases, genders and dates of birth.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is September 14, 2020. The record was added to the catalogue on March 11, 2023 and last updated there on March 11, 2023.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Spoken languages

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Shopper+ or used shopperplus.ca around September 14, 2020. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.