“Cyber criminal”IntelBroker” he stated on Tuesday (18) Hacking and theft of large amounts of confidential data from AMD. The criminal announced this success on the digital crime platform BreachForums, where he is one of the moderators.
The breach of AMD systems would occur on June 10. In the post, he announces that the stolen data is up for sale and asks for payment to be made in XMR (short for the cryptocurrency Monero). He asks interested parties to send him an offer message and says he accepts an intermediary for transactions.
According to IntelBroker, the breach is of great significance. That so called It would have collected information regarding hardware and software projects, market strategies, financial data, and technical specification documents., among others. It would also have access to AMD’s customer and employee database.
IntelBroker is a hacker known for various attacks against large companies. It has already managed to break into the systems of Facebook, HSBC and Barclays banks, as well as other technology companies such as Los Angeles International Airport and Europol.
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According to BloombergAMD is already aware of IntelBroker’s claims. The company is currently investigating with law enforcement and third-party companies to learn whether the attack is legitimate and the extent of potential damage.
This news alone has already caused losses for the chip maker. Yesterday, the company’s shares on NASDAQ fell 2.4%, while shares of other semiconductor companies rose.
Source: Tec Mundo
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