Acer confirms 160GB data breach

But denies any customer data was involved

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Acer confirms data breach but denies customer data involvement
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Acer confirms data breach but denies customer data involvement

Taiwanese computer giant Acer has confirmed that hackers have stolen 160GB of data, which is now up for sale online.

The company detected unauthorised access on one of its document servers used by repair technicians. It says no consumer data was stored on the affected server. Acer confirmed the breach after a ...

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