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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Parent company of fast-fashion brand Shein to pay New York state $1.9m for data breach

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The owner of fast fashion brand Shein has been ordered to pay $1.9m to New York state over a data breach that affected millions of customers.

Zoetop Business Company, Ltd – which owns e-commerce brands Shein and Romwe – failed to properly handle a 2018 data breach in which the personal information of 39 million Shein accounts and seven million Romwe accounts were compromised, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday.

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