{"id":670,"date":"2022-09-04T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T11:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybersecuritynest.com\/?p=670"},"modified":"2022-09-04T11:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T11:32:08","slug":"samsung-claims-that-julys-breach-exposed-some-u-s-customer-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybersecuritynest.com\/?p=670","title":{"rendered":"Samsung claims that July&#8217;s breach exposed some U.S. customer information"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-large mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcybersecuritynest.com%2F%3Fp%3D670\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Share&nbsp;on&nbsp;Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-large mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/cybersecuritynest.com\/?p=670&amp;via=CYBERSECNEST\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Tweet&nbsp;on&nbsp;Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-large mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe&nbsp;to&nbsp;Newsletter<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-large mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"12\">Samsung, the electronics giant, has today confirmed a data breach after U.S. systems were hacked in order to steal customer data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"5\">According to the company, its systems had been compromised in July 2022.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight active\" data-id=\"7\">Samsung discovered that personal information of customers was stolen from its network on August 4, and it later corrected the error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"14\">Although the hackers did not steal Social Security numbers or credit cards numbers, they stole the names and contact information of Samsung customers, as well as demographic and date information, birth dates, product registration data, and other personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"6\">&#8220;Samsung has taken steps to protect the systems affected by the incident after it was discovered.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"11\">We have engaged an outside cybersecurity firm as part of our ongoing investigation and are cooperating with law enforcement,&#8221; Samsung\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/securityresponsecenter\/\">stated<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"3\">&#8220;The information that is affected by each customer may differ.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"8\">&#8220;We are notifying customers in order to make them aware,&#8221; added\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/securityresponsecenter\/\">the company<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"2\">Samsung recommends that affected individuals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"9\">Be wary of unsolicited communication asking you for your personal data or directing you to a website asking for such information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"4\">Do not click on links or download attachments from suspicious email messages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"1\">Review your accounts for suspicious activity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"15\">This is the second data breach Samsung has confirmed since the beginning of the year. In March, the electronics giant stated that Lapsus$, a\u00a0data extortion organization, had breached its network, stealing confidential information including Galaxy device source code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"13\">The hackers accessed 190GB of archives that contained documents they claimed to have stolen from Samsung&#8217;s servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-large mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcybersecuritynest.com%2F%3Fp%3D670\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Share&nbsp;on&nbsp;Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-large mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/cybersecuritynest.com\/?p=670&amp;via=CYBERSECNEST\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Tweet&nbsp;on&nbsp;Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-large mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe&nbsp;to&nbsp;Newsletter<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-large mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung, the electronics giant, has today confirmed a data breach after U.S. systems were hacked in order to steal customer data. 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