Hacktivist collective Anonymous obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of clients.
The group released the stolen data of over 180GB in size, containing a "decade's worth of data from the company on a torrent.
The leaked data contained various SQL databases containing what appear to be customer records associated with every domain name hosted by Epik.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/epic1979
"id": "epi224917123",
"linkid": "epic1979",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "09/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'All customers associated with '
'every domain name hosted by '
'Epik',
'industry': 'Domain Name, Hosting, and DNS Services',
'name': 'Epik',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'file_types_exposed': ['SQL Databases'],
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Customer Records'},
'description': 'Hacktivist collective Anonymous obtained gigabytes of data '
'from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS '
'services for a variety of clients. The group released the '
"stolen data of over 180GB in size, containing a 'decade's "
'worth of data from the company on a torrent. The leaked data '
'contained various SQL databases containing what appear to be '
'customer records associated with every domain name hosted by '
'Epik.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer Records',
'Domain Name Information']},
'motivation': 'Hacktivism',
'threat_actor': 'Anonymous',
'title': 'Data Breach at Epik by Anonymous',
'type': 'Data Breach'}