Brightspeed, a major fiber broadband provider in the U.S., is looking into claims from the Crimson Collective, a hacking group, about a data breach affecting over 1 million customers. Founded in 2022, Brightspeed offers services primarily to rural and suburban areas across 20 states. The hackers claim to have stolen sensitive customer information, including personal details like names, emails, phone numbers, and some payment card information. They announced plans to release sample data to pressure Brightspeed into responding. Crimson Collective has a history of high-profile breaches. In October, they accessed Red Hat's GitLab, stealing about 570GB of data from 28,000 internal development repositories. This breach had significant repercussions for Red Hat's consulting division. The group has also targeted AWS cloud environments, exploiting vulnerabilities to steal data and create unauthorized accounts to escalate their access. Their tactics highlight a growing trend in cybercrime, where established entities face increasing threats from well-organized hacker groups.