US fiber broadband company Brightspeed is investigating claims by the Crimson Collective extortion group that it stole sensitive data belonging to more than 1 million residential customers, including extensive personally identifiable information (PII), as well as account and billing details.
Brightspeed is one of the largest fiber broadband providers in the US and serves customers across 20 states. On January 4, the Crimson Collective posted this message on its Telegram channel:
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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