Acer has confirmed unauthorised access and data theft on a server.
Acer has confirmed that a known cybercriminal, Kernelware, accessed one of its repair technician document servers stealing 160 GB of data including confidential slides and presentations, technical staff manuals, Windows image format files, binaries, backend infrastructure data, confidential product documents, replacement digital product keys, ISO files, Windows system deployment image files, BIOS components and ROM files.
The company became aware of the event after receiving a request for payment in cryptocurrencies from the hacker.
The incident is currently under investigation by the authorities and it is ruled out that its customers' data may have been breached.
References
- 06/03/2023 hackread.com The hacker claims that it took them days to go through the list of what had been allegedly breached
- 07/03/2023 bleepingcomputer.com Acer confirms breach after 160GB of data for sale on hacking forum
- 07/03/2023 securityweek.com Acer Confirms Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell Stolen Data
- 08/03/2023 theregister.com Acer confirms server intrusion after miscreant offers 160GB cache of stolen files
