Fast Fashion Retailer Data Breach Draws $1.9M Fine

New York AG fines Shein and Romwe parent company for failure to protect customer data and downplaying the 2018 compromise of 46 million shopper records.

In the wake of a June 2018 breach in which more than 46 million shopper records were compromised, the New York Attorney Generals Office fined Zoetop Business Company $1.9 million. Zoetops operation includes fast-fashion brands Shein and Romwe.
Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement that Zoetop not only failed to
protect customer data
, but also lied about the scope of the breach, which ultimately affected 39 million Shein accounts and 7 million Romwe accounts. Of those victims, James office estimates 800,000 are New York residents.
“Shein and Romwes weak digital security measures made it easy for hackers to shoplift consumers’ personal data,” James said about the
Zoetop fine
. Shein and Romwe must button up their cybersecurity measures to protect consumers from fraud and identity theft. This agreement should send a clear warning to companies that they must strengthen their digital security measures and be transparent with consumers; anything less will not be tolerated.”

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Fast Fashion Retailer Data Breach Draws $1.9M Fine