Incident Details
National Amusements, the cinema chain and corporate parent giant of media giants Paramount and CBS, has confirmed it experienced a data breach in which hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of people. The private media conglomerate said in a legally required filing with Maine's attorney general that hackers stole personal information on 82,128 people during a December 2022 data breach. Details of the December 2022 breach only came to light a year later, after the company began notifying those affected last week.
Incident
How Did the Breach Happen?
It's not specified how the breach happened.
What Data has been Compromised?
Personal information of 82,128 individuals was compromised, although specific details of the stolen data were not mentioned.
Why Did the company's Security Measures Fail?
No information is provided regarding the failure of the company's security measures.
What Immediate Impact Did the Breach Have on the company?
No immediate impact on the company is mentioned.
How could this have been prevented?
No information is provided on how this breach could have been prevented.
What have we learned from this data breach?
No lessons or insights from the data breach are mentioned.
Summary of Coverage
National Amusements, the parent company of CBS and Paramount, experienced a data breach in December 2022 in which hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of people. The breach was only publicly disclosed a year later, and no specific information about the breach or its impact was shared.