ShinyHunters Charter Communications Data Breach Extortion | MSSP Advisory

ShinyHunters breached Charter Communications and claims to have stolen 40 million customer records, now posted on their data leak site for extortion. The telecommunications provider serves residential and business customers nationwide through Spectrum brand services. ShinyHunters operates a ransomware as a service model targeting large enterprises for data theft and public exposure.

Charter provides internet and voice services to many of your clients, meaning customer data from your managed endpoints could be exposed in this breach. Your clients will demand answers about their exposure and mitigation steps, especially if they use Charter services for primary internet connectivity or have employees working remotely on Charter connections.

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