A German software company known for its Windows utilities is warning customers to be on the alert for malicious e-mail messages after its servers were hacked.



From PC World:

Ashampoo, which also makes multimedia programs and security software, warned customers Wednesday that it had been hacked and that customers could now be sent infected emails that give criminals a way into their computers.

"We assume that the attackers were able to purloin data of customers," the company said in an e-mail message sent to customers. Billing information such as credit card numbers was not stolen, the company said, because that data is stored on another server, operated by a contractor. The company has nearly 14 million customers, but it's not immediately clear how many have had their names and e-mail addresses stolen.

  German Software Maker Ashampoo Warns of Malware After Hack