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26 Feb 2020 · National · Technology
Data Leak / Misconfiguration MEDIUM ✓ Verified

What happened

A brief network logic error caused global users to receive a push notification from the internal "Find My Mobile" application. Tapping it inadvertently displayed private personal details and phone numbers of entirely unrelated, random global users.

Incident details

Organisation
Samsung
Date
26 Feb 2020
Attack type
Data Leak / Misconfiguration
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Technology
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Human Error

Source

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