Harley-Davidson, the renowned US motorcycle manufacturer, has responded to allegations that cybercriminals infiltrated its network and accessed the personal information of approximately 66,000 customers.
Recently, the notorious hacking group 888 claimed to have obtained 66,700 entries of customer information following a data breach.
In a post on a well-known hacking forum, it was stated that the stolen data comprises “First Name, Last Name, Full Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Email Address, Mobile Phone, Home Phone, Email Preference, SMS Preference, VIN, Vehicle Make, Vehicle Model, Vehicle Year, Sale Date, Warranty Exp Date, Last Service Date, among others.”
888 also shared a sample of the data, which included several lines of information pertaining to alleged Harley-Davidson customers. Cyber Daily could not authenticate the legitimacy of the leaked data.
In a succinct statement, Harley-Davidson stated that preliminary investigations indicate there has been no adverse effect.
“We have conducted a comprehensive investigation and found no evidence of any impact on the Motor Company,” said Harley-Davidson.
“While we continue our investigation, we do not anticipate any change in this conclusion.”
888 is part of the Cyber N—–s group, known for being led by the infamous leaker IntelBroker. The group has previously claimed responsibility for the breaches of several prominent firms, including Shell, Heineken, Accenture, Shopify, and Microsoft ANZ.
However, the credibility of 888’s data leak claims has been challenged in the past, as numerous companies on that list have confirmed that the breaches were either false or exaggerated.
Accenture stated in June that 888’s claims regarding a data leak were untrue, citing only three individuals affected compared to the 32,000 reported, while Shopify denied that any breach took place.
Microsoft also verified that no sensitive information was compromised in the alleged breach.
Conversely, the remainder of the Cyber N—–s group maintains a more favorable reputation.
Most recently, IntelBroker reported a significant supply chain attack on Cisco, claiming to have stolen extensive amounts of data linked to the company and its clients.
The alleged stolen data includes “Github projects, Gitlab Projects, SonarQube projects, source code, hard-coded credentials, certificates, customer SRCs, Cisco Confidential Documents, Jira tickets, API tokens, AWS Private buckets, Cisco Technology SRCs, Docker Builds, Azure Storage buckets, Private & Public keys, SSL Certificates, Cisco Premium Products, and more!”
IntelBroker listed several companies that purportedly “had their production source codes taken,” including Vodafone Australia, National Australia Bank (NAB), Microsoft, Bank of America, AT&T, and others. Cyber Daily has not been able to verify these allegations.
Daniel Croft
Originating from the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a dedicated journalist with experience in the technology sector. After studying at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, contributing to various publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect, and Defence Connect. In addition to writing, Daniel has a strong passion for music and spends his time performing in bands throughout Sydney.