Wacom warns users their data may have been stolen in breach

Date:
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:00:10 +0000

Description:
Wacom is warning its customers of a recent incident that may have put data at risk.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Wacom has started notifying customers about a security incident Threat actors managed to steal payment information from an undisclosed number of people The attack has been addressed, Wacom says

Design hardware firm Wacom has warned its customers that it may have lost their personal data, including payment information.

A report from The Register says the company believes the attack took place between November 28 2024, and January 8, 2025, and it is currently notifying affected individuals.

In the email notification letter, Wacom notes, "The issue that contributed to the incident has been addressed and is effectively being investigated. However, we are now writing only to customers who might have been potentially affected by this." A credit card skimmer?

Those that dont get an official Wacom communication should consider
themselves safe for now. Those that get the email should definitely start monitoring their credit card statements, and possibly even consider placing a fraud alert on their credit cards.

Wacom did not detail the attack at this point. Therefore, we dont know who
the attackers are, how they managed to infiltrate the companys web shop, or how many people are affected.

While still in the domain of speculation, The Register believes a credit card skimmer code might have been involved, especially since Wacoms web shop is powered by Magento.

Magento is a wildly popular open-source ecommerce platform, and as such is a frequent target. For example, in late July 2024, researchers reported on a creative technique involving so-called swap files being used to deploy persistent credit card skimmers on Magento sites . Earlier still, in April, cybersecurity researchers found a critical vulnerability in Magento allowing threat actors to deploy persistent backdoors onto vulnerable servers.

If youre interested in learning more, make sure to read our definitive
Magento hosting guide .

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