D-Link has confirmed suspicions that it was successfully targeted by cyber criminals, but is talking down the scale of the impact.
On October 1, word of a data breach spread after a post on a hacking forum claimed to be selling 3 million lines of customer information as well as D-View source code for a one-time $500 fee.
D-Link’s public disclosure confirmed it became aware of the incident on October 2 and with the help of investigators called in from Trend Micro, the company determined the actual number of stolen records to be around the 700 mark – substantially off the previously advertised total.
