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Sead Fadilpašić

Top PC components store denies data breach - PcComponentes says it is safe, despite hacker claims

Data breach.
  • PcComponentes denies breach claims, confirming only a credential stuffing attack occurred
  • Hacker alleged 16.3m records stolen; company says far fewer accounts were affected
  • Future logins require CAPTCHA and mandatory two-factor authentication for added security

Spanish PC components retailer PcComponentes has denied suffering a big data breach - but did confirm it suffered a credential stuffing attack.

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