US EditionCrunchyroll Investigating Claims of Cyberattack
The alleged breach involved malware executed by an outsourcing partner employee, potentially exposing IPs, emails, and credit card details, with 100GB of data claimed stolen.
- Crunchyroll is investigating reports of a security breach after a hacker claimed to have stolen 100GB of user data from the Sony-owned streaming service.
- According to cybersecurity provider SOCRadar, an employee of Canada-based Telus executed malware on March 12, granting a threat actor access to the Crunchyroll environment.
- An account known as International Cyber Digest analyzed sample data allegedly stolen from the service, identifying IP addresses, email addresses, and credit card details among the compromised information.
- Crunchyroll told PCMag they are working with cybersecurity experts to investigate the claims, though the company cautioned that hackers often exaggerate the scope of their alleged breaches.
- While Telus confirmed a breach by the hacking group ShinyHunters on March 12, the group has not claimed responsibility for the incident involving the streaming service.
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