AMD Investigates Potential Data Breach: Suspected Third-Party Hosting Platform Leak

The potential leak poses a significant risk of privacy infringement and could expose various AMD trade secrets, potentially inflicting severe repercussions on the company.

Following the initial alert, AMD promptly announced it would investigate the matter, acknowledging at the time that it was uncertain whether there had been a data breach.

In its latest response, AMD has clarified that it is working closely with law enforcement and third-party hosting partners to investigate the hacker's claims and the significance of the data involved.

This statement implies that AMD is still in the process of determining the veracity of the data breach. However, it suggests that if the leaked data is authentic, it might stem from a breach in the third-party hosting platform rather than an intrusion into AMD's own systems.

Regardless of the source, any form of data breach could potentially have implications. Hence, AMD's primary focus now is to assess the security and significance of the implicated data.

IntelBroker, the hacker behind the claim, is a known figure on BreachForums and serves as one of its moderators. He has previously targeted and successfully stolen data from companies like T-Mobile, Acuity, and Zscaler, which he then sold.

Unlike previous incidents, the hacker has not directly listed a price for the stolen AMD data but has instead invited interested parties to contact him for quotations, with the possibility of conducting the transaction through an intermediary for added security.