Working with Acronis, we have verified that this server was used for troubleshooting only and no Liquid Web customer credentials, files, or databases were breached. Liquid Web provided an exclusive statement to, stating that on March 9th, the company became aware of a breach in which Acronis’ support server, containing Liquid Web information, was compromised, and data was downloaded.Īcronis notified us on March 9th that their support server containing Liquid Web information was compromised and data was downloaded. On the other hand, Acronis’ CISO, Kevin Reed, confirmed the incident in a LinkedIn post, stating that “Based on our investigation so far, the credentials used by a single specific customer to upload diagnostic data to Acronis support have been compromised.” Update: 10:32 PM Friday, Ma-GMT. Liquid Web was informed by and is investigating the leak. However, several files and folders showed internal images and logs from Lansing, Michigan-based web hosting firm, Liquid Web. also analyzed the leaked data and it can be confirmed that no login credentials were leaked in the breach. This is what the hacker had to say about the breach (Image credit: ) The hacker, who was also behind the recent Indian HDFC bank and Acer breaches, claimed to have breached Acronis because “they were bored and wanted to humiliate the company.”Īccording to Kernelware, the leaked data includes various certificate files, command logs, system configurations, system information logs, archives of their filesystem, and python scripts for their maria.db database, backup configuration stuff, and loads of screenshots of their backup operations. The trove of data was posted on Breach Forums on Thursday, March 9th, 2023, with no login credentials being leaked. Editor's note: This article has been updated with an exclusive, confirmation statement from Liquid Web.Ī Swiss technology and cybersecurity company, Acronis, has been hit by a data breach, with over 21 GB of files and folders being leaked by a hacker known as Kernelware. The hacker behind the breach of the cybersecurity and cloud protection service provider is the same individual who was behind the recent Indian HDFC bank and Acer breaches.
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