Hungary's Mediaworks breached, internal data allegedly released
Hungarian media company Mediaworks confirmed a breach. WorldLeaks claimed to have released about 8.5 TB of data, and the material reviewed by local media included payroll records, contracts, financial statements and internal communications.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- MediaWorks
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 8.5 TB of data allegedly released, including payroll records, contracts, financial statements and internal communications
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Hungary
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- As Mediaworks confirmed a breach, WorldLeaks claimed to have released about 8.5 TB of data.
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