Samsung suffered from a cybersecurity incident that put user data — including some identifying information about its customers — at risk, the company said in a statement on September 2. As one of the leading technology, electronics, and appliance sellers in the world, many people use Samsung products on a daily basis. From smartphones to kitchen appliances, the company based in South Korea is a household name in the United States. Samsung’s flagship smartphones, the S22 and S22 Ultra, are some of the top options for Android smartphones. Its line of foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4, remain virtually uncontested in North American market. For these reasons, it’s likely that many people use Samsung products and services often, and may have been affected by the data breach.
Both giant corporations and individual users have succumbed to cybersecurity threats in recent years, often found at the consumer level by the means of robocalls or phishing scams. Though technology companies place a lot of effort and resources into securing their data storage, big-name brands can still be vulnerable to cyberattacks. The threats of data theft, online scams, identity theft, and over-the-phone scams have only increased this year. At the individual consumer level, mobile malware and phishing scams increased by 500 percent over the previous year in the early months of 2022 in Europe. The Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks…
