The Düsseldorf fashion retailer Peek

At the clothing retail chain Peek

The traditional family business P

Editor’s Note: There are two independent Peek companies

“We are currently examining the matter and ask for your understanding that we cannot provide any further information at this time,” it said. It therefore initially remains unclear whether the data breach has a purely technical background or whether it is due to a criminal attack, for example by hackers.

Also on the question of how many customers are affected by the breakdown, whether there was misuse of data and how high the possible damage is, P

According to FOCUS online information, the case of Ms. G., who appeared in Peek’s online shop on October 12, shows how the data breach actually took place

When Ms. G. accessed P.’s website via her internet browser (Safari) shortly afterwards

Ms G. immediately made screenshots of the third-party data in order to inform the two P

At the same time, she reported the data breach by telephone to the Peek company

“What happened to my wife will certainly have happened to other customers as well. My wife now has various data about two customers. That can’t be right!” says Mr. G. It is “terrifying” that such errors can occur, no matter how secure you make your own password. He wonders if P

He cannot imagine that his wife’s experience was an isolated case. The statement by the hotline employee that the problem was already known indicates “a major breakdown”. Not only the G. family now wants to know how big the data debacle in the online shop (more than 300 brands, over 30,000 products) really is. Millions of customers of the Düsseldorf company, which is independent of the independent company Peek

Editor’s Note: There are two independent Peek companies