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2016 — Acer: We recently identified a security issue involving…

2016 35.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

We recently identified a security issue involving the information of certain customers who used our ecommerce site between May 12, 2015 and April 28, 2016, which resulted in unauthorized access by a third party.The information compromised included names, addresses, card numbers, expiration dates, and three digit security code on the back of cards.More Information: http://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-62344UPDATE (2/10/2017): On January 26, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

Root cause

Hacking

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