Avnet breach: EMEA sales tool compromised, data stolen

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1. 07.10.2025 19:19 1 articles · 3h ago

   Avnet confirms breach of EMEA sales tool, data exfiltrated

   On September 26, 2025, Avnet detected unauthorized access to an internal sales tool in the EMEA region. Unauthorized actors exfiltrated 7-12TB of raw data, claiming financial motives. Avnet rotated secrets in Azure/Databricks environments and is contacting affected customers and suppliers. The number of potentially impacted individuals is unknown.

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   • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

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• Avnet is an American public company with operations in 125 countries and annual revenue of $27 billion.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• The breach occurred in an internal sales tool used in the EMEA region.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• Unauthorized actors accessed and exfiltrated data, claiming to have stolen 7-12TB of raw information.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• Avnet detected the breach on September 26, 2025, and started rotating secrets in Azure/Databricks environments.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• The threat actor set up a leak site on the dark web to pressure Avnet into paying a ransom.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• Avnet claims that most of the stolen data is unreadable without proprietary tools.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• Leaked samples contain sensitive information, including personally identifiable information.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• The incident was limited to a single system in the EMEA region and did not disrupt global operations.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• Avnet has informed authorities about the incident and is contacting impacted customers and suppliers.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19

• The number of potentially impacted individuals is unknown.

  First reported: 07.10.2025 19:19
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  • Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2025 19:19