Hackers Exploit Snowflake Data, Targeting Major Firms

Hackers who stole terabytes of data from Ticketmaster and other customers of the cloud storage firm Snowflake claim they gained access to some Snowflake accounts by breaching a Belarusian-founded contractor working with those customers.

Approximately 165 customer accounts were potentially affected in this hacking campaign targeting Snowflake’s clients, with a few identified so far. 

It was a Snowflake account, with stolen data including bank details for 30 million customers and other sensitive information. Lending Tree and Advance Auto Parts might also be victims.

Snowflake has not detailed how the hackers accessed the accounts, only noting that its network was not directly breached. Google-owned security firm Mandiant, involved in investigating the breaches, revealed that hackers sometimes gained access through third-party contractors but did not name these contractors or explain how this facilitated the breaches. 

A hacker from the group ShinyHunters said they used data from an EPAM Systems employee to access some Snowflake accounts. EPAM, a software engineering firm founded by Belarus-born Arkadiy Dobkin, denies involvement, suggesting the hacker’s claims were fabricated. ShinyHunters has been active since 2020, responsible for multiple data breaches involving the theft and sale of large data troves.

EPAM assists customers with using Snowflake’s data analytics tools. The hacker said an EPAM employee’s computer in Ukraine was infected with info-stealer malware, allowing them to install a remote-access Trojan and a

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