Frontier Communications Hack Exposes Personal Data of Roughly 750,000 People
US telecoms company Frontier Communications discovered an intrusion into its network in April 2024 and shut down some systems, causing operational disruption. Personal data of 751,895 people, including names and Social Security numbers, was leaked, and RansomHub claimed the attack and published some of the stolen data. The company notified victims of the breach, and a class action and a settlement with the state of Connecticut followed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Frontier Communications
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data, including names and Social Security numbers, of 751,895 people
- Cause / method
- Network intrusion by a cybercriminal group
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- The company discovered a network intrusion and shut down some systems, causing operational disruption.
- A ransomware group claimed the attack on Frontier Communications.
- The company notified 751,895 people of the leak of their personal data and confirmed that names, Social Security numbers and other details were exposed.
- A $5.64 million settlement over the data breach was made public.
- The company agreed with the state of Connecticut to pay $625,000 over the data breach.
10 related reports
- Frontier Communications shuts down systems after cyberattack
- Ransomware Group Claims Cyberattack on Frontier Communications
- Frontier Communications says cyberattack snagged data from 751,000 people
- Frontier says 750,000 Social Security numbers accessed during April cyberattack
- 750k Impacted by Frontier Communications Data Breach
- Frontier hack affects over 750k customers; company waits two months to notify them
- Frontier Hackers Threaten To Release Data Of 750K Customers
- Frontier Communications $5.64M Data Breach Settlement
- Frontier reaches $625K settlement with Connecticut after data breach
- Frontier Communications paying Connecticut $625K after major data leak in 2024
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.