Samsung says data breach exposed 'some' personal info
The hacking of Samsung revealed the names, addresses, and other personal information of some customers, according to the company, adding to a new campaign of phishing targeting over 130 companies, according to a recent discovery by security researchers.
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- Published Date: 02:23 | 03 September 2022
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Following the hacking of Plex and LastPass recently, Samsung has also warned its customers of its own data breach.
The hacking revealed the names, addresses, and other personal information of some customers, according to the company, adding to a new campaign of phishing targeting over 130 companies, according to a recent discovery by security researchers.
Samsung said that the data breach did not unveil information such as Social Security or payment information and that the vulnerability related to this hack is resolved and it is working to further investigate the issue with several firms.
The data breach only affected US customers.
Here is the Samsung's notice regarding the issue:
We want to assure our customers that the issue did not impact Social Security numbers or credit and debit card numbers, but in some cases, may have affected information such as name, contact and demographic information, date of birth, and product registration information. The information affected for each relevant customer may vary.