On September 2, Samsung notified customers of a “cybersecurity” incident that occurred in late July that was discovered on August 4, resulting in the breach of personal information, including “names, contact and demographic information, dates of birth and product registration information .” The company assured customers that the breach did not affect Social Security or credit card numbers stored in the system. The number of users affected has not yet been released, but Samsung notes that if you have received a notification, then your data was involved in the breach. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in new tab) All in all, it’s been a pretty tough year for cyber security and data protection. In April, money transfer app CashApp revealed that a former employee had accessed the personal information of millions of users. In August, food delivery app DoorDash announced that hackers had stolen data affecting an unknown number of users, including personal names, addresses, contact information and payment card serial numbers, in addition to internal tools used by delivery drivers. Even Signal, considered one of the most secure phone messaging apps, faced a cyber security threat after its Twilio verification app was breached. And in other phone company news, T-Mobile finally unveiled the details of a class-action settlement over an August 2021 user data breach — affected customers were awarded $5. SEE ALSO: Brands, celebs double down on NFTs, but market continues to climb This is not the first time Samsung has faced such a breach, and not even the first of 2022. In March, the tech company announced that hackers had exposed internal company data affecting Galaxy smartphones. “At this time, we do not expect any impact on the business or our customers. We have implemented measures to prevent further such incidents and will continue to serve our customers without interruption,” the company said. Samsung says the latest security incident is under investigation by a private cybersecurity firm and law enforcement.
