What did the hacker actually claim to steal from Accenture?
A threat actor using the handle 888 posted on the cybercrime forum PwnForums on July 6, 2026, claiming to have exfiltrated just over 35GB of data, including source code, RSA and SSH keys, Azure Personal Access Tokens, Azure Storage access keys, and configuration files, which it offered for sale in Monero.
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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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