Has this threat actor targeted Accenture before?
According to threat intelligence firm SOCRadar, cited by The Register, the same 888 handle previously claimed a 2024 incident tied to Accenture involving data on more than 32,000 current and former employees, obtained through a third-party compromise rather than Accenture's own systems.
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The Company That Sells You Cybersecurity Just Got Hacked — Hacker Claims Its Cloud Keys TooA hacker calling itself 888 claims 35GB of stolen Accenture source code and Azure keys. Accenture confirms a breach, disputes the scope.
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