alt.hn

3/5/2026 at 4:13:39 AM

LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lexisnexis-confirms-data-breach-as-hackers-leak-stolen-files/

by arkadiyt

3/5/2026 at 2:04:16 PM

> permitted a single ECS task role "read access to every secret in the account, including the production Redshift master credential."

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> noting that the stolen information was old and consisted mostly of non-critical details

So I guess 'mostly' is doing a lot of heavy lifting, and they hadn't rotated the credentials in a long time

by pkaeding