Acer settles online breach probe for $115k: Difference between revisions

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[[Acer]] agreed to pay $115,000 and reform its data security practices after a year-long lapse exposed the personal and financial information of more than 35,000 customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schneiderman |first=Eric |date=2017-01-26 |title=A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Computer Manufacturer After Data Breach Exposed More Than 35,000 Credit Card Numbers |url=https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2017/ag-schneiderman-announces-settlement-computer-manufacturer-after-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=New York State Attorney General's Press Releases}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mlot |first=Stepanie |date=2017-01-27 |title=Acer Settles Online Breach Probe for $115k |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/acer-settles-online-breach-probe-for-115k |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=PC Mag}}</ref> The New York Attorney General’s office found that Acer left its U.S. website misconfigured and in debugging mode, allowing attackers to access unencrypted credit card details and other sensitive data between 2015 and 2016.

Revision as of 01:40, 22 August 2025 edit Fireablazin (talk \| contribs) confirmed 31 edits m Moved one citation to the beginning of paragraph instead of at end. Tag: Visual edit ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 16:04, 13 September 2025 edit undo Beanie Bo (talk \| contribs) confirmed, Administrators 454 edits Relevance notice. This article reads like a news story update rather than an incident page. I'm not even sure if data breaches even fit within the scope of CRW Tag: Visual edit
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	[[Acer]] agreed to pay $115,000 and reform its data security practices after a year-long lapse exposed the personal and financial information of more than 35,000 customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Schneiderman \|first=Eric \|date=2017-01-26 \|title=A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Computer Manufacturer After Data Breach Exposed More Than 35,000 Credit Card Numbers \|url=https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2017/ag-schneiderman-announces-settlement-computer-manufacturer-after-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=New York State Attorney General's Press Releases}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mlot \|first=Stepanie \|date=2017-01-27 \|title=Acer Settles Online Breach Probe for $115k \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/acer-settles-online-breach-probe-for-115k \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=PC Mag}}</ref> The New York Attorney General’s office found that Acer left its U.S. website misconfigured and in debugging mode, allowing attackers to access unencrypted credit card details and other sensitive data between 2015 and 2016.		[[Acer]] agreed to pay $115,000 and reform its data security practices after a year-long lapse exposed the personal and financial information of more than 35,000 customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Schneiderman \|first=Eric \|date=2017-01-26 \|title=A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Computer Manufacturer After Data Breach Exposed More Than 35,000 Credit Card Numbers \|url=https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2017/ag-schneiderman-announces-settlement-computer-manufacturer-after-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=New York State Attorney General's Press Releases}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mlot \|first=Stepanie \|date=2017-01-27 \|title=Acer Settles Online Breach Probe for $115k \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/acer-settles-online-breach-probe-for-115k \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=PC Mag}}</ref> The New York Attorney General’s office found that Acer left its U.S. website misconfigured and in debugging mode, allowing attackers to access unencrypted credit card details and other sensitive data between 2015 and 2016.