Ubiquiti
Disclosed Jan 11, 20215 years agoConfirmed
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 code, Internal documents, Credentials and tokens |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Final Thoughts on Ubiquitikrebsonsecurity.com · News | News |
| Former Employee Of Technology Company Charged With Stealing Confidential Data And Extorting Company For Ransomweb.archive.org · Regulator | Regulator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 11, 2021 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.