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Hackers steal customer data in medium-sized businesses

Hackers steal customer data in medium-sized businesses

Responsible body: IPC Computer, Seelbach

Type of data breach: Automated hacker attack presumably from abroad, hackers capture 221,000 customer data in medium-sized businesses

Categories of data concerned: Name, e-mail addresses, encrypted passwords, 1% additional address data

Legal classification: Reportable data range

Practical tip: The safety of the processing is in Article 32 GDPR anchored. This shows that the encrypted storage of customer passwords was able to prevent greater damage. In principle, mobile data carriers (laptops, mobile phones, USB sticks, etc.) should be encrypted to protect data in the event of loss.

Help for those affected: FAQ IPC Computer

Country: Germany, BW

Fines: not reported

Source: Lahrer newspaper

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