Cyberattack on Mercado Libre exposes user data
Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre has revealed that it suffered a cyber-attack that exposed the data of 300,000 customers. According to the company, the data stolen by hackers did not contain sensitive information such as payment details or passwords, saying it is taking "strict measures" to prevent further damage.
The attack has been claimed by the LAPSUS$ group, who took it upon themselves to viralise the action in an attempt to collect a ransom for the stolen data.
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- 07/03/2022 elchapuzasinformatico.com El grupo LAPSUS$ también ha conseguido robar datos de Vodafone y Mercado Libre
- 08/03/2022 negocios.com.ar Hackearon 300.000 cuentas de Mercado Libre y Mercado Pago
- 10/03/2022 xataka.com El ataque se lo adjudicó el grupo Lapsus$, quien se encargó de viralizar la acción, y expertos del sector aseguran que su intención es "cobrar un rescate" por los datos robados.
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