Cyberattack at Media Conglomerate Urban One

Media conglomerate Urban One reported a data breach involving the personal information of employees and more. The Maryland-based media company said the cyberattack began on February 13 and was initiated through “a sophisticated social engineering campaign.” The hackers were able to exfiltrate company data. The company only discovered the incident on March 15. The incident did not impact the company’s operations.

Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, direct deposit information and W-2 information was taken during the attack. 355 people in Texas were affected. The attack on Urban One was claimed by the Cactus ransomware gang on March 12.

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IT Privacy