A hacker claims to have breached Cooler Master servers and stolen gigabytes of confidential corporate and customer information, including payment data.
A threat actor calling himself “Ghostr” approached TechRadar Prosaying they breached the computer hardware manufacturer and provided a small sample of the stolen data as confirmation.
Cooler Master is a renowned technology company specialized in the manufacturing of computer hardware and peripherals. It was founded in 1992 in Taipei, Taiwan, and has made a name for itself manufacturing computer cases, power supplies, and most notably, different types of refrigerators.
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In the email, Ghostr says that the hack took place on May 18, 2024 and that more than 103 GB of company databases were stolen.
“This data breach included Cooler Master's corporate, supplier, sales, warranty, inventory and human resources data, as well as personal information of more than 500,000 of its Fanzone members, including name, address, date of birth , phone, email + unencrypted credit card information containing name, credit card number, expiration and 3-digit CC code,” the hackers said.
Fanzone is a dedicated website where users can register their equipment warranty, submit return merchandise authorization requests, contact customer service, and more.
So far, Cooler Master has not responded to the claims. The company's website and social media channels did not mention the claims, and we reached out via email requesting additional information. We will update the article if we hear from the company in the short term.
It remains to be seen whether Ghostr's claims are legitimate or not. beepcomputer has analyzed a sample of the leaked data and confirmed its authenticity. However, there is no evidence that payment information was stolen, so when it comes to the legitimacy of Ghostr's claims, the jury is still out.
