Acer Medical (6857): subsidiary Acer Health suspends online store over CYBERBIZ incident, will notify possibly affected customers

Emerging-market company Acer Medical (6857) said in a November 6 material announcement that other customers of Cyberbiz, the outsourced online store vendor of its subsidiary Acer Health, had suffered unauthorized database access, and that Acer Health suspended its online store as a precaution although it had not been notified of a similar issue ^[1]. In a November 9 supplementary announcement, Acer Medical said part of the Cyberbiz database was accessed without authorization; Acer Health confirmed the affected data scope that day, set up a response team, and will individually notify the small number of possibly affected customers and report to regulators ^[2]. Members and customers who shopped at the Acer Health online store should stay alert to scams and watch for individual notices from the company ^[2].

Industries mainly affected: Retail

1. Members and customers who shopped at the Acer Health online store should watch for individual notices from the company ^[2].
2. Stay alert to scams and be wary of contacts claiming to be customer service citing order problems .