On October 20, a hacker known as Dark X claimed to have accessed a server and stolen personal data of 350 million Hot Topic customers, listing it for sale on an underground forum. The data included emails, addresses, phone numbers, and partial credit card numbers, marking potentially the largest hack of a consumer retailer. The success of the breach was attributed to obtaining a developer's login credentials, spotlighting the threat posed by infostealers—a type of malware exploited in an expansive underground industry for similar high-profile breaches.
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"linkid": "hot-topic",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"