Subj : Cooler Master hit by mega data breach  PC equipment maker sees cu
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu May 30 2024 15:45:05

Cooler Master hit by mega data breach  PC equipment maker sees customer info 
stolen

Date:
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:31:56 +0000

Description:
Hacker claims to have stolen 103GB of sensitive data from Cooler Master, 
including payment information.

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A hacker claims to have breached the servers of Cooler Master and stolen 
gigabytes of sensitive corporate and customer information, including payment 
data. 

A threat actor calling themselves Ghostr reached out to TechRadar Pro , 
saying they breached the computer hardware maker, providing a small sample of 
the stolen data as confirmation. 

Cooler Master is a well-known technology company specializing in the 
manufacturing of computer hardware and peripherals . It was founded in 1992 
in Taipei, Taiwan, and has made a name for itself building computer cases, 
power suppliers, and most notably - different types of coolers. No word from 
Cooler Master yet 

In the email, Ghostr says the hack took place on May 18 2024, and that they 
stole more than 103GB of company databases. 

This data breach included Cooler Master corporate, vendor, sales, warranty, 
inventory and HR data as well as over 500,000 of their Fanzone members 
personal information, including name, address, date of birth, phone, email + 
plain unencrypted credit card information containing name, credit card 
number, expiry, and 3 digits CC code, the hackers said. 

Fanzone is a dedicated website where users can register their gears warranty, 
submit return merchandise authorization requests, reach out to customer 
support, and more. 

So far, Cooler Master has not responded to the claims. The companys website 
and social media channels made no mention of the claims, and we have reached 
out via email asking for additional information. We will update the article 
should we hear from the company any time soon. 

Whether or not Ghostrs claims are legitimate remains to be seen. 
BleepingComputer has analyzed a sample of the leaked data and confirmed its 
authenticity. However, there is no evidence that any payment information was 
stolen, so when it comes to the legitimacy of Ghostrs claims, the jury is 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/cooler-master-hit-by-mega-data-breach-p
c-equipment-maker-sees-customer-info-stolen


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