Security vulnerability in Temu and Shein deliveries in South Africa

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Security vulnerability in Temu and Shein deliveries in South Africa
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Buffalo International Logistics has a relatively severe data leak.

Buffalo International Logistics is leaking private customer information through at least one exposed cloud storage bucket.

Buffalo International Logistics is a specialist China-Africa import and customs clearance provider to e-commerce services like Shein and Temu.in recent years thanks to the increasing popularity of the Chinese online retailers in South Africa. While Shein uses two logistics providers in South Africa, Buffalo International Logistics is a cornerstone of its success.in 2023 — the same year Buffalo received its Level 1 Authorised Economic Operator accreditation from the South African Revenue Service .

Buffalo said it ships products in bulk to its sorting centre in South Africa and uses local couriers to do fast last-mile deliveries. The bucket is on Huawei’s cloud platform and appears to be hosted in one of its South African data centres.

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