LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files

LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files

Keypoints

  • FulcrumSec exploited a React2Shell flaw in an unpatched React frontend to gain AWS access.
  • Attackers exfiltrated about 2.04 GB of data, including hundreds of Redshift and VPC tables and 53 plaintext secrets.
  • Leaked data reportedly included ~21,042 customer accounts, ~400,000 cloud user profiles, and 118 .gov email addresses.
  • LexisNexis states the breached records were mostly legacy, non-sensitive data from before 2020 and no active credentials or financial data were exposed.
  • The company notified law enforcement, contracted external cyber experts, informed customers, and says the intrusion has been contained.

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