Thousands of people have had their private personal data leaked after a popular photo-sharing website was hacked.
Touchnote, which allows users to send images to each other online, revealed it had been the victim of a data breach – and that thousands of people might have been affected.
In a message to users, the company revealed that their name, e-mail address, postal address and their Touchnote order history had been infiltrated.
But it stressed that bank details were safe.
“Touchnote does not store your full credit/debit card number, expiry date or security code. Therefore, this information was not accessed,” they said.
“The data that was accessed included the last four digits of your card number which on its own cannot be used for making financial transactions.”
Last night, the company’s website crashed as people scrambled to find out if their accounts had been breached.
The firm has urged customers to monitor their bank accounts and credit cards and report any suspicious activity.
Company boss Oded Ran said it was working with cyber crime agencies to establish how many people have been affected.
“We are taking this very seriously,” he said.
Touchnote lets customers send printed, personalised postcards to friends and family.
It operates through its website, and also through an app which can be downloaded to smartphones and tablet computers.
It is the second major cyber attack in as many weeks.
Last month, more than 150,000 customers of telecoms firm Talk Talk had their personal details accessed, including banking and credit card information, after a “significant and sustained” cyber attack.
This week, police released a 16-year-old boy on bail who was the fourth person arrested in connection with the hack.