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Millions of customers of Hot Topic have been informed that their personal data was compromised ...
[+] during an October data breach. The site Have I Been Pwned reports that a data breach has exposed the personal information of 56,904,909 accounts belonging to customers of Hot Topic, Torrid, and Box Lunch. Linked to a hacker known as “Satanic,” the breach impacted approximately 54 million email addresses and lightly encrypted credit card information for 25 million users according to Atlas Privacy .
Who Is the Threat Actor “Satanic”? The hacker or group known as gained notoriety in late 2024 after taking responsibility for the Hot Topic data breach. However, there is no extensive history or prior record of Satanic being linked to other major attacks before this incident. Hot Topic Breach: Alleged Attack Vector and Tactics According to the security firm Hudson Rock , The Hot Topic breach allegedly stemmed from a vulnerability in a cloud-based data management platform, Snowflake, used by the company for storing and analyzing large amounts of customer data.
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I have contacted Hot Topic for comment. This article will be updated when they respond..
