November 15, 2023 at 06:12PM
Samsung Electronics has experienced a data breach in the UK, affecting customers who made purchases between July 2019 and June 2020. The breach was caused by a hacker exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party application used by the company. Customer names, phone numbers, addresses were exposed, but financial information and passwords remain unaffected. Samsung has reported the incident to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office. This is the third data breach the company has experienced this year.
Key Takeaways from Meeting Notes:
1. Samsung Electronics experienced a data breach, affecting customers who made purchases from the Samsung UK online store between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020.
2. The breach was discovered on November 13 and was the result of a hacker exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party application used by Samsung.
3. The specific security issue and the vulnerable application have not been disclosed.
4. Customer information, including names, phone numbers, postal and email addresses, was exposed in the breach. However, no financial information or passwords were affected.
5. The data breach is limited to the UK region and does not impact customers in the U.S., employees, or retailers.
6. Samsung has taken necessary steps to address the security issue and has reported the incident to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office.
7. This is the third data breach that Samsung has experienced this year. Previous breaches occurred in late July and in March.
8. In the previous breaches, hackers accessed and stole customer information, including names, contacts, demographic data, dates of birth, product registration data, and confidential information such as source code for Galaxy smartphones.
Please note that these takeaways summarize the information provided in the meeting notes and may not include all details or context.