Foxconn attacked by hacker group, internal information released

Foxconn, which has come under fire due to allegations of poor working conditions in its factories, may now be the victim of a hacking attack. 9to5Mac is reporting that a group calling itself SwaggSec was behind the alleged compromise, and was able to gain access to Foxconn's internal networks thanks to an exploit in an unpatched copy of Internet Explorer that was being used by a Foxconn employee. The group made a 6.04MB file available earlier this evening — first on Demonoid, and then on The Pirate Bay — which purported to contain login and password information for Foxconn's email servers, intranets, and various other company-affiliated sites. Also included was what appears to be an internal... »read more

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