Security News > 2023 > August > Paramount discloses data breach following security incident
American entertainment giant Paramount Global disclosed a data breach after its systems got hacked and attackers gained access to personally identifiable information.
Paramount said in breach notification letters signed by Nickelodeon Animation Studio EVP Brian Keane sent to affected individuals that the attackers had access to its systems between May and June 2023.
"We did investigate an incident where we learned that an unauthorized party accessed certain files from our systems. Upon discovery of the unauthorized activity, we took swift action to identify and address the incident," a Paramount spokesperson told BleepingComputer.
While no other details regarding the security breach were provided, BleepingComputer has learned that this was not a ransomware attack and it was not linked to Clop's recent wave of MoveIT data theft attacks.
Paramount is a leading entertainment and streaming company whose portfolio includes a long list of network, studio, and streaming brands such as CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount+.
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