RansomHub Claims MetLife Breach, Company Denies Enterprise System Compromise
On December 31, 2024 (New Year's Eve), the RansomHub ransomware group claimed to have breached the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), posting the global corporation on its dark leak blog and alleging the…
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- RansomHub ransomware group claimed a breach of MetLife's Latin American division on December 31, 2024.
- RansomHub alleged the theft of 1 TB of sensitive data and posted evidence on its leak site.
- MetLife denied a breach of its main enterprise systems.
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- Dec 31, 2024
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- Jul 1, 2026
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On December 31, 2024 (New Year's Eve), the RansomHub ransomware group claimed to have breached the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), posting the global corporation on its dark leak blog and alleging the theft of 1 terabyte of sensitive data. MetLife, however, denied any ransomware attack on its enterprise systems. A spokesperson acknowledged an incident affecting Fondo Genesis, an Ecuador-based financial services firm owned by a MetLife subsidiary, stating that Fondo Genesis operates separately from MetLife's core enterprise systems, limiting the impact to the subsidiary.
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