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Westfield Confirms Data Breaches at Ruhr Park Bochum and Centro Oberhausen

Customers are advised to watch for targeted phishing during the ongoing inquiry.

Overview

  • Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield said attackers accessed files tied to loyalty programs and newsletters through one of its IT systems.
  • Centro Oberhausen reported exposure of names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal codes, birthdates and, in some cases, vehicle license plates.
  • Both operators stated that bank or credit card details and account passwords were not affected by the intrusion.
  • Affected individuals have been notified, data protection authorities were alerted, immediate countermeasures were taken and criminal complaints were filed.
  • The total number of impacted records remains unclear, and experts warn the stolen contact data could be misused for fraud in a period of rising cyberattacks in Germany.