Samsung says a data breach revealed some customers’ names, birthdays, and more

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Samsung is warning customers about a cybersecurity incident in July, where an unauthorized third party acquired information from some of Samsung's U.S. systems," including things like names, birthdays, contact info, and product registration information. The company says it discovered the breach on August 4th, and is currently investigating it with a leading outside cybersecurity firm."

According to the company's FAQ about the incident, it's sending emails to customers who were specifically affected, and it will continue doing so as its investigation progresses. Samsung says that not everybody will have had the same info leaked. The company didn't immediately reply to The Verge's request for comment on which of its systems were...

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