Kuala Lumpur, October 16 – This year has not been kind to tech giants everywhere, with a number of big names like Gigabyte and Electronic Arts tackling cyberattacks and ransomware. However, none have been as unfortunate as Acer so far, with the Taiwanese company confirming that it suffered its second data breach this year.
According to reports, a group called Desorden claims to have hacked and hacked Acer servers in India. It appears they stole more than 60GB of Acer files, which contain everything from customer and business information as well as accounts and financial data. A user on a forum with the username Desorden also claims to have evidence of files stolen by Acer.
Meanwhile, Acer released a statement, acknowledging that it had detected a single attack on its aftersales service systems in India, but stated that there was no significant impact on its operations and operations. They also claim to have already started their own security protocols and performed a full scan of their systems, as well as informing their customers in India that they may have been affected by the data breach. Acer has already reported the incident to law enforcement and local authorities.
As mentioned above, this is the second time this year that Acer has been subjected to a cyberattack. The first happened earlier this year in March, when the REvil ransomware group hit them, with hackers asking Acer to pay $50 million (RM207.9 million) for their data. As for Dissorden, this is only the latest in a string of attacks on Asian companies in recent weeks. They have already targeted the Singapore branch of ProTempts Inc and SkyNet Malaysia recently. – SoyaCincau
