On the morning of May 11, several Telegram channels reported that Wildberry databases were hacked, causing damage to the company in the amount of 654.5 million rubles. Soon after, marketplace representatives stated that they had not suffered any attacks from hackers and “aliens”. writer iXBT portal.
“Hacked databases” of Mash, Shot and Baza Telegram channels, attacks by hackers and aliens on the online platform, untraceable packages, price tags on goods, etc. their knowledge about him is inaccurate and is the fruit of their authors. imagination. The company’s services work in standard mode, ”the Wildberry press service said in a statement.
Also, Wildberries has indeed discovered a scam scheme related to the promotion of products on its platform. Thus, about 300 sellers used external services to increase the rating and sales of their goods.
The total damage from the actions of intruders amounted to about 650 million rubles. The Wildberries security service revealed that the scammers acted through a Telegram bot that offered “gray” promotional services to sellers.
However, according to the company’s statement, there was no database breach.
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