Security News > 2020 > October > Cybercriminals Steal Nearly 1TB of Data from Miami-Based International Tech Firm

Hackers have stolen nearly a terabyte of data from a Miami-based tech firm, leaking a number of the pilfered files on a Russian hacker forum.

A Russian-language note left along with the leaked data alludes to the hackers waiting to see if the company will pay up before releasing the rest of the data, which likely will be more full credit-card information, a treasure trove for hackers, according to the report.

"Not only is this leak significant in the volume of data that was leaked, but also the sensitive contents of the data as well," observed Erich Kron, security awareness advocate for security firm KnowBe4, in an email to Threatpost.

Threat actors also were able to steal the data and dump it online before the company even noticed, observed Chris Clements, vice president of solutions architecture for security firm Cerberus Sentinel.

The data leaked by the team is extensive and could be used by cybercriminals to launch further and comprehensive attacks on the company's employees, customers or partners.

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https://threatpost.com/cybercriminals-steal-data-miami-tech-firm/160073/