D-Link Confirms Data Breach: Employee Falls Victim to Phishing Attack

D-Link Confirms Data Breach: Employee Falls Victim to Phishing Attack

October 18, 2023 at 12:09AM

D-Link, a Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer, confirmed a data breach that exposed “low-sensitivity and semi-public information.” The breach originated from an old D-View 6 system and did not contain user IDs or financial information. D-Link denied claims of millions of records being compromised and stated that approximately 700 outdated records were affected. The breach occurred due to an employee falling victim to a phishing attack. Steps are being taken to enhance security, and current active customers are not expected to be impacted.

Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– D-Link, a Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer, has confirmed a data breach.
– The exposed data is said to be “low-sensitivity and semi-public information” that was not from the cloud but likely originated from an old D-View 6 system that reached its end of life in 2015.
– The data was used for registration purposes and does not contain user IDs or financial information.
– An unauthorized party claimed to have stolen personal data of government officials in Taiwan and the source code for D-Link’s D-View network management software.
– D-Link has enlisted the help of cybersecurity firm Trend Micro to investigate the incident and has found numerous inaccuracies and exaggerations in the claims made by the unauthorized party.
– The breach compromised approximately 700 “outdated and fragmented” records, contrary to the alleged millions of users’ data being siphoned.
– D-Link suspects that the login timestamps were intentionally tampered with to make the data appear recent.
– The breach occurred due to an employee falling victim to a phishing attack, and D-Link is taking steps to enhance its security measures.
– The company reassures that its current active customers are unlikely to be affected by the incident.
– Readers are encouraged to follow the company on Twitter and LinkedIn for more exclusive content.

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