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Has Shopify Been Hacked?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 3:19 pm

Shopify, one of the world’s most popular ecommerce platforms, has been hit by a major security breach. The company has confirmed that its systems were breached by hackers, who gained access to customer data including names, email addresses, addresses and order details.

Shopify has over half a million customers, and the breach could have a significant impact on the company’s reputation and bottom line. The company is currently investigating the incident and working to secure its systems.

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This is not the first time Shopify has been hit by hackers. In 2013, the company’s payment system was breached, resulting in the theft of customer credit card information. And in 2014, a security flaw in Shopify’s platform allowed hackers to access customer data.

Despite these breaches, Shopify has continued to grow rapidly, becoming one of the most popular ecommerce platforms in the world. The company went public in 2015 and is now worth over $9 billion.

The recent breach is likely to damage Shopify’s reputation and could have a negative impact on its business. It remains to be seen how much the company will be able to recover from this incident.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.