Data protection vendor Acronis admits to hack data breach

The same attacker is alleged to havetaken 160GB from Acer

Tom Allen
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Kernelware accused Acronis of having "dogshit security"
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Kernelware accused Acronis of having "dogshit security"

A hacker going by the alias 'Kernelware', who stole data from Acer last month, is now claiming to have hacked Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis. However, the Acronis breach is much smaller than t...

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