Samsung has just had a data breach that could potentially affect millions of customers. The company is currently investigating the matter and is working to correct the situation as soon as possible. This data breach comes as a bit of a surprise, given Samsung’s history of security precautions. However, it’s not clear how this particular breach happened or who was responsible. It’s possible that someone got access to personal information through an unauthorized means. If you have any questions about this data breach, please contact Samsung customer service. You can also check back here for updates on the company’s investigation and how you can protect yourself from this type of attack in the future.
Samsung announced on Friday, September 2 that the company “recently discovered a cybersecurity incident that affected some of their information.” According to Samsung, “an unauthorized third party” gained access to some of the company’s U.S. systems in late July, and Samsung learned in August that some personal information was affected.
The company says the breach “may have affected” names, contact information, demographics, dates of birth, and product registration information, but not Social Security numbers or credit/debit card numbers.
Samsung is sending emails directly to anyone who was compromised by the data breach, but the company isn’t saying exactly what service or product was compromised — the breach was at Samsung Electronics America, which sells everything from smartphones to debit cards. It’s also not clear why Samsung waited an entire month to announce the data breach, though the company may have sent emails to some affected customers already.
Source: Samsung
