"The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's website says the law requires companies to notify individuals whose personal information may have been breached "as soon as feasible." However, its message to customers said after being notified that information believed to be linked to the company was circulating online, Toys "R" Us Canada hired cybersecurity experts to investigate. They confirmed the records had been copied by an unauthorized third party."
"In an email sent to shoppers Thursday morning, the toy store said it learned on July 30 that someone had posted information on the "unindexed Internet" claiming to have stolen from the business's databases. It's unclear whether Toys "R" Us Canada was referring to the deep web, a part of the internet which is difficult to access because it is not indexed by search engines,"
Toys "R" Us Canada notified customers that someone posted information on the unindexed Internet claiming to have stolen data from its databases. The company said it learned of the post on July 30 and hired cybersecurity experts who confirmed records had been copied by an unauthorized third party. The potentially breached records include customer names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers, while no passwords or credit card details were involved. The company said it has not seen evidence that compromised information was misused. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada requires prompt notification and the company said it is working to improve security and upgrade systems.
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