Crimson Collective Strikes: Red Hat’s GitHub Repositories Breached in Massive Data Heist

Crimson Collective claims to have breached Red Hat’s private GitHub repositories, snatching 570GB of data, including 28,000 projects. This heist is so big, it might need its own zip code! Red Hat confirmed the breach but not the group, proving even tech giants have security blunders that are hard to digest.

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In a twist of irony, the Crimson Collective appears to have gotten a little too “Red” handed with Red Hat’s private repositories. It’s like a digital game of Capture the Flag, except the flag is 570GB of sensitive data. Let’s hope Red Hat doesn’t need more than one hat to cover this cyber-scare!

Key Points:

  • The cybercrime group, Crimson Collective, claims to have breached Red Hat’s private GitHub repositories.
  • 570GB of data, including 28,000 projects and 800 Customer Engagement Reports, allegedly stolen.
  • Sensitive data like infrastructure details and tokens could pose risks to customers.
  • Crimson Collective showcased their digital loot on Telegram, including a file tree and screenshots.
  • Red Hat confirmed the breach but assured the integrity of other services and their supply chain.

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