Acer suffers two cyber attacks in a week

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Acer suffers second cyber attack by the same threat group in less than a week
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Acer suffers second cyber attack by the same threat group in less than a week

Hackers say the company is 'way behind in its cybersecurity effects on protecting its data'

Taiwan-based PC brand Acer has fallen victim to a second cyber attack in less than a week by the same hacking group. The group says it conducted attacks to demonstrate poor data protection capabili...

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