It started with a strange message ... Samsung data breach reveals user information

Millions of users of Samsung devices around the world last week received a strange alert on their phones, which is number (1) only, and it came from the "Find my Mobile" application.

The Korean company confirmed at the time that it was conducting internal tests and that this alert reached a limited number of users, but it returned and confirmed today that alert (1) may actually be the result of a "slight penetration" of the data.

The company explained to the "Sam Mobile" specialized in technology, that although the data breach occurred in the same period with the receipt of that alert, it is not related to the alert "Find my mobile" application.

A spokesperson for the company said that this technical error only affected the Samsung UK website and affected only 150 users. This may make sense if there is no clear link between the alert and this data breach.

The Register reported that when the alert was sent to users, a few of them reported that they had found data for users they did not know on their devices. Samsung has now confirmed that there has already been a data breach.

A spokesman for the company told "The Register" that a "technical error" had caused "a small number" of users to access the details of other users' accounts.

This statement contradicts what the company made clear to users last week when the strange alert reached them, saying it was the result of an "internal test" it was conducting. But it appears to be somehow related to this data breach.

Sam Mobile tracked some details of the data leak, and found that some users signed in to the account section of the "Samsung Shop" service, and found phone numbers, email addresses, parcel shipping addresses, recent orders, and even the last four numbers of credit cards for users who do not know them.

This data leak prompted users to disable the "Find my mobile" application, although Samsung has not yet clarified whether it was directly related to the hack or the problem has been remedied, but the company is expected to communicate with those affected to provide them with "more complete details", according to the site "9 to 5 Google" .