Acer confirms breach of after-sales service systems in India and breach of servers in Taiwan

guest · Oct 14, 2021

Acer confirms breach of after-sales service systems in India
October 14, 2021
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...each-of-after-sales-service-systems-in-india/

Taiwanese computer giant Acer has confirmed that its after-sales service systems in India were recently breached in what the company called "an isolated attack."

"Upon detection, we immediately initiated our security protocols and conducted a full scan of our systems. We are notifying all potentially affected customers in India," an Acer Corporate Communications spokesperson told BleepingComputer.
While Acer didn't provide details regarding the attackers' identity behind this incident, a threat actor has already claimed the attack on a popular hacker forum, saying that they stole more than 60GB of files and databases from Acer's servers.
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The allegedly stolen data includes client, corporate, and financial data and login details belonging to Acer retailers and distributors from India.

As proof, the threat actor provided a video showcasing the stolen files and databases, the records of 10,000 customers, and stolen credentials for 3,000 Indian Acer distributors and retailers.
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guest · Oct 20, 2021

Acer Confirms Breach of Servers in Taiwan
October 20, 2021
https://www.securityweek.com/acer-confirms-breach-servers-taiwan

Acer initially confirmed that some of its servers in India had been hacked after a group called Desorden claimed to have stolen more than 60 gigabytes of data from Acer India.

The hackers claimed to have obtained information on millions of customers, login credentials used by thousands of retailers and distributors, and various corporate and financial documents.
Acer immediately confirmed the breach of its Indian servers, but described it as an isolated attack targeting its after-sales service systems in India.
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According to DataBreaches.net, the hackers later said they also breached some Acer systems in Taiwan, and claimed that Malaysia and Indonesia servers were vulnerable as well. The attackers allegedly stole employee information from the servers in Taiwan.

In a second statement issued by the company, Acer confirmed that an attack was detected in Taiwan, but highlighted that customer data was not compromised.

“The incident has been reported to local law enforcement and relevant authorities, has not caused interruption to our business continuity and has no material impact to our finance and operations,” Acer said.
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