Breachesby GlyphUbiquiti
Disclosed Jan 11, 2021Confirmed
Insider steals gigabytes of Ubiquiti data and poses as extortionist
Ubiquiti warned customers in January 2021 of unauthorized access to its cloud systems. US prosecutors later charged a senior developer with using his AWS and GitHub access in December 2020 to steal gigabytes of confidential data and then demanding a ransom of nearly $2 million while posing as an anonymous hacker.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 11, 2021 |
| Discovered | Dec 2020 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Source codeInternal documentsCredentials and tokens |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
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History of this record
First recordedby seedSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.