Samsung Suffers Another Massive Data Breach

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Samsung lost an undisclosed amount of data belonging to unknown customers

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And kept quiet about it for almost a month

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Contact details likely include home address, phone number

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Samsung's half-hearted reassurance may console some customers that the criminals aren't using their credit card details to

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The amount of information the company accepts can be staggering

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Samsung uncovered the breach on August 4th, 2022

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And released this limited information after a full 30 days

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Data breach disclosure laws vary across the US, but are a general condition

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