Samsung on Friday revealed that it has recently detected a cyber security breach that resulted in the disclosure of customers’ personal information. According to the South Korean firm, the incident occurred in late July, when an unauthorized third party compromised the company’s US systems. Samsung says that as part of its ongoing investigation, the company has hired a cybersecurity firm and is coordinating with law enforcement. The company previously revealed that it was affected by a data breach in March, where hackers managed to steal the source code for Samsung smartphones.
On Friday, Samsung exposure Security breach through its Security Response Center, revealing that attackers may have gained access to customers’ personal information, including names, contact and demographic information, dates of birth and product registration information.
According to Samsung, the data exposed in the breach did not include customers’ Social Security numbers or credit and debit card details. While the company has not yet specified the number of users and regions to be affected, the notice seems to suggest that US customer details were exposed in the incident.
“We have taken action to secure the affected systems, and have involved a major external cybersecurity firm and are coordinating with law enforcement,” Samsung said on its website.
Samsung says it has contacted customers it has identified as affected by the issue and will contact users it hasn’t reached out to if further information is needed during its investigation. Is.
According to the company, users should be wary of unsolicited communications asking for personal information, refrain from clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails, and reviewing their accounts for suspicious activity. The company says its consumer devices were not affected during the incident.
Back in March, Samsung revealed that it suffered a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the exposure of internal company data. The leaked data included source code for Samsung Galaxy smartphones, but Samsung said personal data of customers or its employees was not affected. The Lapsus$ hacking group previously claimed responsibility for the breach, and the company said at the time that it had taken measures to prevent future breaches.
