Food delivery is becoming increasingly popular, but here's the delivery of bad news for users of one popular company. DoorDash confirmed that it suffered a recent data breach. According to the company, the accessed information includes customer names, phone numbers, email addresses and physical addresses, but "no sensitive information" was obtained.
It's unclear when exactly the breach occurred, but DoorDash released its statement on the incident on Nov. 13.
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How did the data breach occur?
DoorDash stated that an employee with the company "was recently targeted in a social engineering scam." Information on delivery drivers and customers was exposed.
After discovering the scam, the company's response team removed access from the unauthorized party and reported the incident to law enforcement. DoorDash has since "implemented additional training and awareness for our employees around various social engineering scams," the company says.
Is my credit card information at risk?
According to DoorDash, the criminals didn't access bank or payment card information, but they did get customer names, phone numbers, email addresses and physical addresses.
DoorDash also stated that the company improved its security systems to prevent a similar breach from occurring in the future.
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