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Henderson, NV, United States (AHN) – Zappos.com has reset the passwords of its 24 million users after the server of the online shoe and clothing store was hacked and customers’ personal information were believed stolen.

The Amazon-owned company is calling on its customers to reset their passwords as the hacker of one of their Kentucky servers may have stolen their names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, the last four digits of their credit card numbers and encrypted passwords.

Zappos.com also e-mailed customers warning them that they may receive phishing e-mails from the hackers asking for their account or financial details.

CEO Tony Hsieh assured that the database that stores customers’ critical credit card and other payment data was not affected or accessed, according to Forbes.com.

Hsieh said the hacking incident is now under investigation. He said employees will respond to queries via e-mail as their phone system cannot accommodate the millions of Zappos.com users expected to call.

Amazon bought Zappos in 2009 for $807 million on top of $40 million in cash and stocks offered to its employees.

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