DoorDash says personal information of customers, dashers stolen in data breach


DoorDash confirmed a data breach that exposed the names, email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses of some of its users, including customers, dashers and merchants.

In a Help Center article published Nov. 13, DoorDash said that although hackers stole personal information from users, “no sensitive information was accessed by the unauthorized third party,” and the company has “no indication the data has been misused for fraud or identity theft at this time.”

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Source: USA TODAY


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