April 5, 2024 at 11:39AM
Acuity, a federal contractor, confirmed a breach of its GitHub repositories by hackers who stole old and non-sensitive data. The firm provides tech consulting and cybersecurity services to U.S. government agencies. The breach is under investigation by the U.S. Department of State after leaked data allegedly included information from various government departments.
After reviewing the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
1. Acuity, a federal contractor, has experienced a cybersecurity incident involving a breach of its GitHub repositories, leading to the theft of old and non-sensitive data.
2. A threat actor known as IntelBroker leaked allegedly stolen U.S. government and military data on a hacking forum but refused to disclose details on the nature and scope of the breach.
3. Acuity’s CEO, Rui Garcia, confirmed the cyber incident and stated that the company took immediate action in response to the zero-day vulnerability, applying security updates and cooperating with law enforcement.
4. While no evidence of impact on sensitive client data has been found, the breach has raised concerns due to the potential exposure of classified information belonging to various U.S. government agencies.
5. The breach is said to have occurred on March 7, with the threat actors allegedly exploiting a vulnerability in Acuity’s Tekton CI/CD server to access GitHub credentials and private repositories.
6. IntelBroker, the threat actor responsible for the breach, has been involved in leaking data from multiple U.S. government agencies and has previously targeted other organizations, including DC Health Link and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
These takeaways highlight the severity of the breach and the need for Acuity to further strengthen its cybersecurity measures, as well as the broader implications for U.S. government agencies and other organizations affected by the data leaks.