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08/03/2023 14:30

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RNS Number : 3350S  Acer Incorporated  08 March 2023

Subject: To Explain the Media Report

Date of events : 2023/03/08

Statement :

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2023/03/08

2.Company name: Acer Inc.

3.Relationship with the Company (please enter "the company itself" or
"subsidiaries"):the company itself

4.Reciprocal shareholding percentage: N/A

5.Name of the reporting media: Tech News

6.Content of the report:

Hackers steal 160GB of data and is selling for high price, Acer confirms data
leak.

7.Cause of occurrence:

(1) The concerned server in the report is a file server that provides local
business partners with product information. However, one of our partners have
inappropriately managed its credentials leading to unauthorized access to the
files, the server itself has not been breached.

(2) The files stored on the server include those needed to repair products, no
personal information or customer data has been leaked and there is no material
impact on our business operations.

(3) We will continue to strengthen our information security infrastructure to
maintain business continuity and data integrity. We also urge all companies
and organizations to adhere to cyber security disciplines and best practices,
and be vigilant to any network activity abnormalities.

8.Countermeasures: Apprpriate countermeasures were taken.

9.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

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