Acer India Suffers a Massive Data Breach; Hackers Steal 60GB Worth of User Data
Oct. 18, 2021According to reports, the attack was carried out by a hacking group named Desorden. The group reportedly stole large amounts of data, including customer information as well as Acer’s internal business data. The group has shared a video on the hacker’s forum as evidence of the leak.
The 60GB leaked data includes customer information of over 10,000 customers and other business information of 3,000 distributors and retailers. Acer has reportedly confirmed the breach toZDNetand said that it originated from the company’s local after-sales service system in India.
Now, this is not the first time Acer suffered a data breach like this one. Earlier this year, the companywitnessed a $50 million ransomware attackby the infamous ransomware group REvil. However, Acer states that following the recent attack, it did an entire scan of its system and activated security protocols.
The Taiwanese giant also confirmed that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team informed it about the attack, following which the company informed the affected users. If you have ever visited the Acer service center in India, we suggest you be very cautious of any malicious activity against your name.
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