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Pokémon Center UK and Germany cancel orders after logistics provider data breach

Dexerto reports that Pokémon Center in the UK and Germany was affected by a data breach at logistics provider CEVA Logistics, exposing customer names, addresses, phone numbers and order details. Pokémon Center is cancelling affected orders and has warned of delays in processing and shipping.

Event date
(month precision)
First reported
Sources
2 across 2 publishers
Regions
UK, EU

Sources (2)

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Extracted facts (9)

  • commentreported

    IGN says it has contacted The Pokémon Company for comment; number of affected customers unclear

    “Exactly how many Pokémon customers have also been impacted is unclear. ... IGN has contacted the Pokémon Company for comment.”source
  • data_exposedreported

    Full name, mailing address, phone number, email address and order contents

    “Your full name, your mailing address (street address, post code, city, country), your phone number, your email address, details of the contents of your PokemonCenter.com order(s).”source
  • incidentreported

    Pokémon Center customer data exposed via CEVA Logistics breach

    “it appears the Pokemon Center is the latest victim, with the company being subjected to the same CEVA Logistics data breach, causing leaked names, addresses, numbers, order details, and mailing addresses”source
  • incidentreported

    Cyber incident affected Pokémon Center logistics provider CEVA, potentially exposing customer data

    “"We are writing to let you know about a cyber incident affecting a Pokémon Center logistics provider that may affect some of your information," the Pokémon Company's email warns.”source
  • order_cancellationsreported

    Pokémon Center cancelling affected orders

    “"Due to this incident, we need to cancel your order. We understand this is disappointing, especially after you've taken the time to place an order with us, and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience"”source
  • order_cancellationsreported

    Pre-orders of Pokémon cards, including 30th anniversary celebration orders, are being cancelled

    “Looks like 30th celebration orders have been cancelled for some people and their personal information has been stolen”source
  • related_incidentreported

    Valve warned on August 10 of a CEVA Logistics data breach affecting Steam hardware buyers in Europe

    “On August 10, Valve reached out to its fans to warn them that their distributors, CEVA Logistics, had suffered a data breach, affecting Steam hardware across Europe”source
  • scopereported

    Breach appears isolated to European orders fulfilled by CEVA

    “The breach appears to be isolated to European orders, which the Pokémon Company planned to fulfil using local logistics firm CEVA.”source
  • shipping_delayconfirmed

    Pokémon Center UK reports delays in processing and shipping orders

    “"We are currently experiencing delays in processing and shipping orders. Some orders may take longer than usual to be dispatched and delivered."”source

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Confidence

47/ 100reported
Source agreement100%
Entity matching50%
Official source0%
Publisher trust50%
Independent corroboration61%
Extraction confidence80%

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Provenance trail

  • source_added

    IGN — Pokémon (ai_assisted, score 0.743)

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  • created

    Pokémon Center UK and Germany cancel orders after logistics provider data breach

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