Last checked at 8 Mar 2023 14:23
Subject: To Explain the Media Report
Date of events : 2023/03/08
Statement :
1.Date of occurrence of the event:2023/03/08
2.Company name: Acer Inc.
3.Relationship with the Company (please enter "the company itself" or "subsidiaries"):the company itself
4.Reciprocal shareholding percentage: N/A
5.Name of the reporting media: Tech News
6.Content of the report:
Hackers steal 160GB of data and is selling for high price, Acer confirms data leak.
7.Cause of occurrence:
(1) The concerned server in the report is a file server that provides local business partners with product information. However, one of our partners have inappropriately managed its credentials leading to unauthorized access to the files, the server itself has not been breached.
(2) The files stored on the server include those needed to repair products, no personal information or customer data has been leaked and there is no material impact on our business operations.
(3) We will continue to strengthen our information security infrastructure to maintain business continuity and data integrity. We also urge all companies and organizations to adhere to cyber security disciplines and best practices, and be vigilant to any network activity abnormalities.
8.Countermeasures: Apprpriate countermeasures were taken.
9.Any other matters that need to be specified: None