Russian hackers carried out a hack attack on an external Austrian sales partner of Magenta Telekom: 20,000 customer data subsequently appeared on the dark web. The company announced on Wednesday evening that it concerns data from the period 2020 to 2022. Magenta was made aware of this on Tuesday and the police and data protection authorities have been called in. So far, there are no demands from the hackers, it said.
“As a result of a hacker attack on a third-party Austrian sales partner of Magenta Telekom, up to 20,000 customer data leaked from one of its servers and appeared on the dark web,” the company said on its website. In most cases, Magenta customers’ first and last names and addresses flowed from a remote server.
Copies of contracts have also been affected in about 4,500 cases, and about 50 copies of identification documents such as driver’s licenses or passports have ended up on the dark web as a result of the hacker attack, according to Magenta. According to Magenta press spokesman Christian Traunwieser, the data was still available there on Wednesday. The external sales partner involved is not disclosed. IT experts and data forensic scientists were tasked with handling the case.
Those involved are informed
Magenta is currently notifying all affected customers via SMS, email or post. The company emphasizes that those who do not receive information will not be affected by the hacker attack. Inquiries are referred to the email address impressum@magenta.at and the Federal Criminal Investigation Department’s cybercrime hotline against-cybercrime@bmi.gv.at. Magenta regrets the incident and has assured that the matter will be dealt with quickly.
Hacker group already known
The hacker group “Vice Society” has claimed responsibility for the attack. It has attracted attention in recent times mainly due to attacks on health and educational institutions. In mid-January, the ARD reported that the hacker group had carried out a cyber attack on the University of Applied Sciences (HAW) in Hamburg, blackmailed it and threatened to make the data public. In Germany, the group would have struck several times.
Source: Krone
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