Cisco investigates breach after stolen data for sale on hacking forum
Cisco is investigating a potential data breach involving sensitive data stolen by hacker "IntelBroker" on October 6, 2024. Compromised data includes source code and credentials. The investigation continues.
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Cisco is currently investigating a potential data breach after a hacker, known as "IntelBroker," claimed to have stolen a significant amount of sensitive data from the company. The breach allegedly occurred on October 6, 2024, and the hacker has begun selling the stolen data on a hacking forum. The compromised information reportedly includes various developer resources such as GitHub and GitLab projects, source code, hard-coded credentials, customer documentation, and API tokens. Cisco has acknowledged the reports and is actively assessing the situation. This incident follows a series of breaches involving IntelBroker, who has previously leaked data from other companies like T-Mobile and Apple. It remains unclear whether this breach is connected to those earlier incidents, and Cisco has not confirmed if the data was obtained through a third-party vendor. The investigation is ongoing, and further details about the breach and the methods used to obtain the data have not been disclosed.
- Cisco is investigating a potential data breach involving stolen sensitive data.
- The breach was claimed by a hacker known as "IntelBroker" on October 6, 2024.
- Compromised data includes source code, credentials, and customer documentation.
- The hacker has previously leaked data from other major companies.
- The investigation is ongoing, and connections to earlier breaches are yet to be confirmed.
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