Accenture admits to 'isolated matter' after crook tries to flog alleged 35GB haul
Consulting giant says it has 'remediated ... source' after crook claims to offer source code, keys, and cloud creds for sale
Accenture has confirmed an "isolated matter" after a cybercriminal put up for sale what they allege is 35GB of the consulting giant's internal data, including source code, cryptographic keys, and cloud credentials.
The listing, seen by The Register, appeared on a cybercrime forum on July 6 under the title "Accenture Data Breach," posted by a user with the handle "888." The seller claimed the stolen archive contained source code alongside RSA keys, SSH keys, Azure Personal Access Tokens (PATs), Azure Storage access keys, configuration files, and other technical material.
“Today I am selling the Accenture Data Breach, thanks for reading and enjoy!” the cyber baddie wrote.
To back up the claim, the seller published what appeared to be a screenshot of a cloned Azure DevOps repository named "121123_AtriasTalentAcademy," hosted...
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