A hack caused the data leak of the Russian retail chain DNS

October 6, 2022
Hack Data Leak Russia Retail Store DNS

The Russia-based retail chain Digital Network System (DNS) admitted that it recently experienced a data breach incident that exposed the personal information of its employees and customers.

DNS is one of Russia’s biggest computer and home appliance store chains that is the home of more than 30,000 workers. The store also has approximately 2,000 branches around the country.

The company’s report showed that the hackers were outside the Russian Federation. They abused a security flaw in their IT systems, resulting in customer and employee information access.

The company has yet to provide more information regarding what was affected, but it explained that the attackers had not stolen any passwords or payment card details. They assured every affected individual that their confidential data was safe since they kept it on a different system.

 

The DNS retail chain data was leaked on a hacker forum.

 

The Russian DNS company admitted that it suffered the breaching incident after a hacking group started leaking its data on a well-known dark web forum.

The adversaries allegedly gathered the stolen data last September, which contained essential information such as usernames, names, phone numbers, and email addresses of DNS employees and customers.

The researchers also noted that the person who leaked the DNS data had previously endorsed databases owned by other Russian organisations, a consumer goods e-commerce platform, and a legal information portal.

Cybersecurity experts claimed that pro-Ukrainian hacktivist groups executed the data breach incident against Russia’s DNS. However, the latest reports have emerged and stated that a new threat group for Russia is claiming the incident.

Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv, reported that the DNS hackers are affiliated with an organisation that unites dissidents that seeks to overthrow the Russian president. The group was known as the National Republican Army and launched attacks against important Russian entities.

The group’s first high-profile attack was allegedly the Unisoftware company, a software development organisation closely related to the Russian government, federal tax service, and the Central Bank.

The attack on the software company included the launch of a ransomware strain that damaged its system. At the same time, the pro-Ukrainian group exposed a few of the stolen screenshots as evidence of their attacks.

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