Last Monday, the 7th, around 300 thousand customers of Free market had their data improperly accessed after a possible hacker attack.
The company said security protocols were activated as soon as unauthorized access was identified, and still added that data such as passwords, account balance information, investments, payment card and others were not obtained by the invaders.
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Security specialist and professor at Estácio, Eduardo Andrade, spoke about how these data leaks can occur. According to him, the reasons can range from vulnerable system failures, human error and even actions by former employees.
“Leaked data can expose you and your family and be used to open accounts, get into debt or apply scams. After a leak, an increase in scam attempts is expected by different means, such as emails, text messages and phone calls”, says the expert.
In order not to suffer losses after the attack, Eduardo gives tips on how to increase protection after the leak.
“Some actions are important to be taken, such as immediately changing exposed passwords, activating two-step verification on accounts that offer this feature, activate a post-purchase notification mechanism, inform credit card issuing institutions, review the statement of your cards and your account and, if necessary, go to a police agency to carry out a registration of occurrence."
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