On September 30, 2024, Byte Federal became aware of an unauthorized attempt to manipulate our database. However, there was no indication at the time that any customer information was at risk. We immediately blacklisted the attacker's public address.
Further investigation revealed that the breach originated from a misconfiguration in our web server, which exposed a Personal Access Token in the .git/config file of our staging website. This token granted the attacker access to our GitLab code repository, allowing them to extract hardcoded data.
The data was encrypted, but the attacker also acquired the encryption key. We confirm that no customer funds or assets were lost, but we cannot confirm whether the data was sold on the dark web or otherwise shared.
What a pleasure not to read some entity claiming that 'they have no evidence of misuse or fraud...' This is how to do disclosure transparently, folks.
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