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Red Hat Confirms GitLab Instance Breach by Crimson Collective

Red Hat confirmed a security incident where the cyber threat group 'Crimson Collective' claimed responsibility for exfiltrating approximately 570 GB of compressed data from over 28,000 internal GitLab repositories.

Key points

  • 570 GB of data exfiltrated from 28,000 internal GitLab repositories.
  • Crimson Collective claimed responsibility, with ShinyHunters involved in extortion.
  • Stolen data includes client infrastructure details, authentication tokens, and network configurations.

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Likely method

Confidentiality impact

Threat source not confirmed

03

Potential impact

Data Exposure

Confidentiality

Published
Oct 13, 2025
Updated
Jun 25, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Evidence
3 sources

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Threat source

Threat source not confirmed

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Business impact

Potential data exposure
Impact area
Confidentiality
Likely asset
User or customer data

Mentioned entities

RedhatData DisclosureRed Hat Confirms GitLab InstanceCrimson Collective Red HatCrimson CollectiveGitLabCustomer Engagement ReportsCERsShinyHuntersStolen

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What happened in this signal?

Red Hat confirmed a security incident where the cyber threat group 'Crimson Collective' claimed responsibility for exfiltrating approximately 570 GB of compressed data from over 28,000 internal GitLab repositories. The stolen data included sensitive information from around 800 Customer Engagement Reports (CERs), containing client infrastructure details, authentication tokens, and network configurations. The breach was later associated with extortion attempts by the ShinyHunters group.

When was this signal reported?

Shadow Tier lists Oct 13, 2025 as the signal date.

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