BENGALURU: The data breach that hit Amazon globally is likely to have impacted customers in India as well, as per industry experts, given that it had a global impact, with users in Europe and the US reporting having received alert mails from the company.The company was hit by a technical error on Wednesday, which disclosed customer names and email IDs on its website. It is not clear to how many customers were impacted globally, or in India, where Amazon has 150 million customers registered. Amazon India did not confirm whether Indian customers were also hit, in response to specific questions. “We have fixed the issue and informed customers who may have been impacted,” the company said.Several customers globally took to Twitter to claim they had received emails from Amazon informing them of the technical glitch but stating that they did not have to change their passwords. The issue has cropped up for the ecommerce giant during the festive shopping season in the US.Security experts say exposure of email IDs comes with the risk of phishing attacks and other cyber threats through malware.“Customers are advised to filter spam and install anti-virus software and to treat unsolicited emails with suspicion,” said Rajesh Maurya, regional vice president, India and SAARC