A data breach made it possible for unknown persons to have access to customer data from the mail order company Conrad Electronic SE.
Conrad Electronic: 14 million data records were viewable. This includes postal addresses, some email addresses, fax and telephone numbers and, for almost a fifth of the data, IBANs.
“The majority of potentially affected data is data from German customers. The data breach enabled unauthorized access to a single database,” Conrad Electronics SE said on its website .
There is currently no evidence that the cybercriminals have actually accessed the data. Conrad Electronics SE has set up an information page on the Internet. All questions are answered here, customers can find out more and ask the company questions.
Be careful of possible phishing emails
The company advises caution. The data could be used to try to obtain passwords or other sensitive data from users. In particular, emails that contain attachments or require passwords should be treated with caution.
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Conrad Electronics SE does not request safety-critical information in emails.
Security gap already closed
“Our IT experts have identified and closed the security gap in the system. The affected data was not freely accessible on the Internet, but could only be found through the use of special software that exploits gaps in the security of databases,” says Conrad Electronics SE.
A criminal complaint was filed with the State Criminal Police Office.
Article image: Shutterstock / By Gorodenkoff
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