Consumer data has been stolen, according to Samsung.

An "unauthorized third party got information from some of Samsung's U.S. systems," according to a brief notice from Samsung, which stated it learned of the security problem in late July. The business claimed it discovered on August 4 that client data had been hacked.

Social Security and credit card numbers, as per Samsung, were unaffected, but some customer information, including name, contact and demographic details, date of birth, and product registration data, were seized.

"The information impacted may differ for each pertinent consumer. Customers have been informed about this issue, according to the statement. In an email to TechCrunch through all the crisis communications agency Edelman, Samsung spokesperson Chris Langlois stated that demographic data is related to customer information used for marketing and advertising but did not define what specific categories of data are included. The product purchase date, model, and device ID are among the registration data that customers supply in order to access support and warranty information, according to Langlois.

Langlois declined to specify how many consumers were impacted by the breach or why it took Samsung more than a month to inform customers about it, despite the fact that it was revealed just hours before the Labor Day weekend holiday in the United States.

Samsung has acknowledged a data breach twice so far this year. The business acknowledged in March that the Lapsuss hacker gang, which also compromised Nvidia, Microsoft, and T-Mobile, had gained and exposed about 200 terabytes of private information, including the source code for numerous technologies and biometric unlock algorithms.

Although the investigation is still underway, Langlois added, "We wanted to tell our clients to let them know about this situation since we recognize how essential their privacy is." The business announced that it has taken measures to safeguard its networks and hired an undisclosed outside cybersecurity consultancy. According to Samsung, it was working with law enforcement.