Roskomnadzor asked Wildberries for information about a possible leak of customer data

Roskomnadzor asked the Wildberries marketplace for information about a possible leak of customers’ personal data, informs TASS with reference to the press service of the department.

“Roskomnadzor sent a request to Wildberries with a request to provide detailed information about a possible leak of personal data of service customers,” the message says.

In the company itself, the messages about the leak that appeared earlier in the Readovka Telegram channel were called fake.

“We noticed that information about “database leaks” appears at a time when some “publications” have a “crisis of the genre”. Let’s upset them: there were no “leaks” in Wildberries, user data is reliably protected by our IT systems. We are sorry that this telegram channel disseminated deliberately false information, ”the Wildberries press service told Vedomosti.

In July, Roskomnadzor began detailed checks of all reports of personal data leaks. Yes, department sent the requirement to provide information about a possible leak to the telecom operator “Beelineand retailer Pyaterochka. In addition, an administrative protocol was drawn up for the Delivery Club food delivery service under Part 1 of Art. 13.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, which provides for punishment up to 100,000 rubles. for the leakage of personal data. A similar protocol was received and “Rostelecom“.

August 2 State Duma in the third reading voted for amendments to Federal Law-152 “On Personal Data”: now operators will be required to monitor cyber attacks and leaks of personal information of citizens and report them to regulatory authorities. The Federation Council is expected to adopt the law in autumn, after which it will be sent to the President for approval.

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