Western Digital

Customers of Western Digital are being informed of a data breach that exposed their private information.

It stopped a number of its services in response to the incident.

The business acknowledged that various systems had been compromised by an unauthorised individual.

To confirm that threat actors stole sensitive personal information in the March attack, the organisation is notifying customers of data breaches through letters.

According to the corporation, they are collaborating with law enforcement to examine the full scope of the occurrence with the help of renowned forensic and security specialists.

Source: https://securityaffairs.com/145922/data-breach/western-digital-data-breach.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/western-digital

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"date": "05/2023",
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