Once again Sky has a data breach. Keep an eye over your bank accounts
Data breach incidents are more common than we think. According to data security specialists, most of the time hackers do not get information directly from individuals, but focus on compromising the security of companies that store multiple personal data of their customers.
This appears to be the case of the pay-TV
company Sky, which has asked its customers to reset their passwords after a
possible data breach were detected in the company’s systems. In addition, the company notified that the
passwords of all users of Sky’s online platform would be automatically reset as
part of the security measure. The measure applies to all Sky customers in the
UK.
“For us, the security of your information
is an extremely serious matter, so we have reset your Sky password; Please help
us keep your account secure by resetting your passwords on other
platforms,” mentions the email received by potentially affected users.
Through their social media profiles, the
company mentioned that this measure is related to an “incident that
occurred a few days ago”, data security experts believe that it is most
likely a data breach.
While the company’s spokespersons have
mentioned that this is a preventive measure, Sky’s email provider has leaked
information about possible unauthorized access to multiple email accounts.
According to data security specialists from the International Institute of Cyber
Security (IICS), this incident could be somehow linked to the massive 2014 data
breach at Yahoo, as this is Sky’s email provider.
However, this is only an assumption, as it is
not yet possible for Sky to determine the exact date on which the incident
occurred. Another possible explanation is that the hackers have performed a credential
stuffing attack; using stolen passwords in other incidents (most of the
times, available on dark web forums), hackers try to access users’ accounts on
multiple online platforms to perform malicious activities.
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