The breach letters sent to victims explain that hackers accessed the company’s systems between December 24 and December 27, viewing and obtaining files “on systems at a small number of local” iHeart stations. The company conducted an investigation that ended on April 11, finding that the hacker’s accessed Social Security numbers, tax ID numbers, driver’s licenses, passport numbers, financial account numbers, health insurance information and payment card numbers. Last week another large media conglomerate, Urban One, reported a data breach impacting the information of an unknown number of employees after a ransomware gang launched a cyberattack in February. discovered and addressed an incident involving unusual activity on some systems at a small number of our local stations,” a spokesperson told Recorded Future News. Several radio stations owned by iHeartMedia were breached in December, exposing Social Security numbers, financial information and other personal details. “Upon detecting the activity, we took immediate steps to block it; triggered our incident response protocols; and launched an investigation with the assistance of a third-party cybersecurity firm. The media conglomerate filed breach notices in several states but declined to say how many people were impacted or how many stations were attacked when reached for comment.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Tue, 06 May 2025 13:10:08 +0000