Extortion escalates after Red Hat GitLab data breach
Red Hat confirmed a data breach related to a GitLab compromise. After the attack by Crimson Collective, ShinyHunters joined in the extortion demands, escalating the threats. The attackers claimed to have obtained large amounts of data, but the specific extent of the damage has not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Red Hat
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- GitLab compromise
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- Red Hat's confirmation of a data breach became known.
- Crimson Collective's attack on Red Hat's GitLab became known.
- ShinyHunters joined the extortion leveraging the data breach.
- ShinyHunters' extortion demands following the GitLab compromise became known.
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