Hacker Attack; Samsung's User Data Stolen in the US

Samsung, the multinational electronics company based in South Korea, announced that some user data may have been stolen in a hacker attack on US servers.

Technology giant Samsung announced that it suffered a cyber attack in July and that some user data may have been stolen in the attack, which affected servers in the US. Upon this cyber attack, Samsung wrote a letter to its customers about the cyber attack and the stolen data. "Dear customers, security is our top priority at Samsung. We are reaching out to you to inform you that Samsung has recently discovered a cybersecurity breach affecting your information. In late July, an unauthorized third party compromised information from Samsung's US servers. The attack was discovered on August 4. We have taken the necessary measures to make the affected systems more secure and are cooperating with cybersecurity and law enforcement," the company said in a statement. It was noted that in the attack on Samsung's US servers, data such as customers' credit card numbers or social security numbers were not damaged, but instead data such as Samsung customers' names, contact information, demographic information, birth dates and product purchases may have been stolen. The tech company said it had taken the necessary precautions and that no devices were compromised, but warned that users should be wary of suspicious emails and activity. Samsung spokesperson Chris Langlois said the data breach involved demographic data, customer information used for marketing and advertising, but did not comment on the details of the compromised information. "While the investigation is ongoing, we wanted to keep our customers informed as we understand how important their privacy is," Samsung spokesperson Chris Langlois said. Follow Global Economic Developments on Social Media! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Facebook account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Instagram account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Twitter account!