By Gregory Hale
San Diego, California-based precision servo actuator provider, Hitec Group USA, Inc. suffered a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to personal information maintained in its online store through compromised credentials belonging to a third-party application.
“On September 19, 2026, Hitec became aware that an unauthorized person gained access to data maintained in Hitec’s online store through a third-party application, including data regarding Hitec’s customers,” the company said in a notice to victims. “It appears that the unauthorized activity occurred from September 13, 2026 through September 17, 2026.”
Moreover, after becoming aware of the incident, Hitec and its vendor began investigating the incident and taking steps to terminate the unauthorized access.
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The affected application ended up disabled, and harmful code and unauthorized website content removed. To that end, the company said it will prepare a report about its investigation into the incident which victims may request a copy by mail or email.
Hitec also said victims should remain vigilant by: Reviewing your account statements regularly to identify any unauthorized activity and monitoring your credit reports regularly to identify accounts you did not open and inquiries from creditors that you did not initiate.
Hitec Group USA is a manufacturer and North American headquarters specializing in precision control servo actuators, radio control (RC) components, and commercial/drone technologies.
No further information was immediately available on who was behind the attack and what kind of attack it was.
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