American leisure large Paramount World disclosed a data breach after its techniques received hacked and attackers gained entry to personally identifiable data (PII).
Paramount mentioned in breach notification letters signed by Nickelodeon Animation Studio EVP Brian Keane despatched to affected people that the attackers had entry to its techniques between Might and June 2023.
“Primarily based on our investigation, the private data could have included your identify, date of delivery, Social Safety quantity or different government-issued identification quantity (comparable to driver’s license quantity or passport quantity) and knowledge associated to your relationship with Paramount,” the mass media large advised impacted individuals.
After discovering the incident, the corporate took steps to safe impacted techniques and began an investigation to ascertain the extent and scope of the breach.
Paramount additionally employed a cybersecurity professional to assist examine the assault and is collaborating with legislation enforcement brokers as a part of an investigation.
It mentioned it is also upgrading security measures to make sure that comparable incidents won’t reoccur.
Data breach affected lower than 100 individuals
“We did examine an incident the place we realized that an unauthorized occasion accessed sure information from our techniques. Upon discovery of the unauthorized exercise, we took swift motion to establish and handle the incident,” a Paramount spokesperson advised BleepingComputer.
“The non-public data of lower than 100 people could have been accessed by the unauthorized occasion and people people and the related authorities had been notified.”
Paramount is but to disclose if the affected persons are workers or prospects (e.g., Paramount+ subscribers).
Whereas no different particulars concerning the security breach had been supplied, BleepingComputer has realized that this was not a ransomware assault and it was not linked to Clop’s current wave of MoveIT knowledge theft assaults.
Paramount-owned Nickelodeon additionally revealed in July that it was trying into an alleged breach that led to the leak of 500GB price of stolen paperwork and media information.
Paramount is a number one leisure and streaming firm whose portfolio features a lengthy record of community, studio, and streaming manufacturers comparable to CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Photos, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount+.
It additionally boasts over 4.3 billion subscribers throughout its providers in additional than 180 nations.
