When LockBit ransomware affiliates struck Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) in late 2023, they did not steal sensitive information on some 57,000 people, as was initially thought. Instead, the threat actors stole valuable intel on more than six million people, a new report the IMS shared with the US authorities has said.
The type of information stolen from people varies from one individual to the next, but in general, the threat actors stole people’s Social Security Numbers (SSN), birth dates, medical information, biometric data, email addresses, passwords, Driver’s License numbers, state ID numbers, financial account information, payment card information, passport numbers, Tribal ID numbers, and US military ID numbers.
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Source: MSN News
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