Samsung UK Reveals Details on 'Year-Long' Cyber Breach, Confirms Customer Data Leak

Published: November 17, 2023 at 2:49 am Updated: November 17, 2023 at 2:49 am

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November 17, 2023 at 2:49 am

In Brief

Samsung UK recently disclosed details about a year-long data breach that leaked customer information, marking the third significant cybersecurity lapse in the past two years.

Samsung UK Confronts Year-Long Data Breach, Third Global Incident in Two Years

Samsung Electronics UK recently notified its customers of a data breach lasting from July 2019 to June 2020, marking the company’s third significant cybersecurity lapse globally in recent years. The breach was discovered on November 13, and resulted from an exploited vulnerability in a third-party business application, leading to the leakage of customer names, contact details, and addresses.

This cyberattack follows two previous incidents: a substantial 200GB data leak in March 2022 by the Lapsus extortion gang, which compromised internal information including Galaxy smartphone source code, and a July 2022 intrusion targeting customer data in Samsung’s US division.

These breaches exposed confidential customer information, excluding social security numbers.

Samsung Faces Class Action Lawsuit

Despite Samsung’s assurances of enhanced security measures after the July 2022 hack, the series of breaches has led to a class action lawsuit filed in September 2022.

The lawsuit criticizes Samsung for its alleged collection of excessive personal data and failure to adequately protect it, suggesting that customers were coerced into providing data under the threat of disabled features in TVs and printers.

The legal challenge further accuses Samsung of being vulnerable to further attacks due to the exposed source codes and authentication-related information from previous breaches.

The ongoing cybersecurity concerns at Samsung highlight the critical need for robust data protection strategies, especially for global tech giants handling sensitive customer information.

Samsung has not publicly commented on the latest breach or the lawsuit yet, leaving customers and industry observers awaiting further details on the company’s response and measures to prevent future incidents.

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