Acer’s 160GB of Data Put Up For Sale causing Massive Data Breach

Acer has faced a massive data breach with 160GB of data exposed on sale to the highest bidder. The company has claimed that the hackers were able to hack the server that was hosting documents used by the company’s technicians. But the people were assured that out of the vast repository of stolen data it does not believe that the hackers have got access to consumer data which could affect millions.

While the company did not give the details of the amount of data breached, a new post was spotted on a popular hacking forum where the hacker is offering 160GB of data stolen from Acer last month. The hacker claims the stolen data from Acer includes technical manuals, software tools, and product documentation of phones, tablets and laptops.

Acer has confirmed that it is still investigating the matter but has not seen any evidence of any customer data stored on the hacked server. Acer also said, “We have recently detected an incident of unauthorised access to one of our document servers for repair technicians. While our investigation is ongoing, there is currently no indication that any consumer data was stored on that server.”