Muji Says Full Credit Card Numbers May Have Leaked
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Muji is a famous shop brand in Japan. Its company is called Ryohin Keikaku.
The company says customer information may have leaked. This means private data went to people who should not see it.
A new investigation found a bigger problem. An investigation is when people check facts carefully.
Now the company thinks full credit card numbers of about 1.09 million people may have leaked.
A credit card is a card people use to pay for things. The card number is very private.
Before, the company did not know the full numbers leaked. Now they know more.
The company gave a new notice about this problem. A notice is a message that tells people important news.
Ryohin Keikaku said this is only a possibility right now. They are still checking all the facts.
Vocabulary10 words
- information
- facts or details about someone or something
- investigation
- careful checking to find out facts
- credit card
- a card people use to pay for things
- notice
- a message that tells people important news
- leak
- when private information goes to people who should not see it
- customer
- a person who buys things from a shop
- private
- secret; only for one person to know
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- data
- information, often numbers or facts
- possibility
- something that might happen
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Answer key
1. Ryohin Keikaku 2. Full credit card numbers may have leaked 3. About 1.09 million
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Muji is a famous shop brand in _____. Its company is called Ryohin Keikaku.
The company says customer _____ may have leaked.
A new _____ found a bigger problem.
Now the company thinks full _____ numbers of about 1.09 million people may have leaked.
A credit card is a card people use to _____ for things.
Before, the company did not know the full numbers _____.
The company gave a new _____ about this problem.
Ryohin Keikaku said this is only a _____ right now.
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