Acer Confirms It Was Hacked Again As Culprits Flaunt 60GB of Stolen Customer Data

For at least the second time in 2021, hackers have breached Acer's servers, this time plundering more than 60 gigabytes of data. HotHardware reports: Acer has confirmed that names, addresses, and phone numbers belonging to several million clients have been compromised in the breach, as well as sensitive corporate financial and audit details. If nothing else, this is certainly bad optics for Acer, which earlier this year was on the receiving end of a massive $50 million ransomware campaign. As proof of the data theft, the ransomware gang posted a bunch of stolen files on the REvil website, including financial spreadsheets, bank balances, and bank communications. It was never made clear if this was partially the result of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities that had been used before then by Chinese hackers. In any event, now several months latest, hacking group Desorden said it has infiltrated Acer's servers in India and swiped data relating to 'millions' of customers.

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