The data of 300,000 users of Mercado Libre has been violated
The attack is attributed to the hacker LAPSUS$ and could have exposed sensitive data of users from Mexico and Latin America.
Mercado Libre is one of the largest and most robust e-commerce platforms in the world, but that does not mean that it is not vulnerable to cyber attacks. The Argentine company, founded in 1999 by Marcos Galerpin , announced that its code was violated and it was forced to activate its security protocols.
Through a statement, the company indicated that it is carrying out an analysis of the damage:
“We have recently detected that part of the Mercado Libre Inc. source code has been subject to unauthorized access. We have activated our security protocols and are conducting a thorough analysis.
Although the data of approximately 300,000 users (out of nearly 140 million unique active users) was accessed, so far – and based on our initial analysis – we have not found any evidence that our infrastructure systems have been compromised or that they have been compromised. obtained user passwords, account balances, investments, financial or payment card information”.
LAPSUS$ hacker group Samsung NvidiaMercado Libre is one of the largest and most robust e-commerce platforms in the world, but that does not mean that it is not vulnerable to cyber attacks. The Argentine company, founded in 1999 by Marcos Galerpin , announced that its code was violated and it was forced to activate its security protocols.
Through a statement, the company indicated that it is carrying out an analysis of the damage:
“We have recently detected that part of the Mercado Libre Inc. source code has been subject to unauthorized access. We have activated our security protocols and are conducting a thorough analysis.
Although the data of approximately 300,000 users (out of nearly 140 million unique active users) was accessed, so far – and based on our initial analysis – we have not found any evidence that our infrastructure systems have been compromised or that they have been compromised. obtained user passwords, account balances, investments, financial or payment card information”.
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