Telstra denies any recent data breach, asserting that the compromised data was scraped from public sources and not from its internal systems. However, threat actors claiming to have access to over 19 million PII records continue to threaten and list Telstra among their victims. #ScatteredSpider #Lapsus$Hunters
Keypoints
- Telstra has officially denied involvement in a data breach, stating data was sourced publicly.
- The threat group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters claims to have stolen over 100GB of PII, including personal details of Telstra customers.
- Recent attacks may be linked to previous incidents, raising concerns about ongoing security vulnerabilities.
- Other organizations like Salesforce have refused to negotiate with the ransom demands linked to the breach.
- The investigation into the breach is ongoing, with authorities monitoring the threat group’s activities.