Convex 2023 Data Breach
Telecommunications / Telecommunications
Convex 2023 Data Breach
A russian telecommunications provider.
Confirmed · ObscureIQ Intelligence
Breach Risk Index i
15/100
Lower riskHigher risk
Lower: limited current risk based on data value and recency.
Data Sensitivity i
StandardExposed data is largely lower-sensitivity. Standard identity-protection precautions are advised.
150KRecords
2023Year
The Breach Risk Index (BRI) is a proprietary 0–100 score rating how dangerous a breach is right now, based on how recently the data has been circulating on the dark web and how valuable it is to attackers.
Breach Summary
In February 2023, the Russian telecommunications provider Convex was hacked by "Anonymous" who subsequently released 128GB of data publicly, alleging it revealed illegal government surveillance. The leaked data contained 150k unique email, IP and physical addresses, names and phone numbers.
Full threat analysis, exploitation vectors, and principal guidance below.
11 additional sections · verified field analysis · defensive doctrine
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150K records analyzed
About Convex
Convex is a russian telecommunications provider.
Why They Hold Your Data
Convex is a russian telecommunications provider. Services like this typically hold email addresses, names, IP addresses, phone numbers through account registration and normal operations.
Recent Developments
The Convex dataset circulated publicly; treat as part of the standing exposure landscape.
Data Points Exposed
4 verified field types
Email Address
Full Name
IP Address
Phone Number
Breach Impact
The exposure created downstream fraud and phishing risk for those affected and drew scrutiny of Convex's data protection.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
• SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present | • Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Principal Risk Advisory
What this means for a principal
A telecom breach: subscriber and device data supports SIM-swap, account takeover and location inference. For a high-profile principal the main risk is credible impersonation and enrichment of existing exposure.
What You Should Do
- Guard against SIM-swap and vishing: add a carrier port-out PIN and verify any 'support' calls independently.
- Do not use unofficial 'am I affected' lookups; several are themselves harvesting operations.
How ObscureIQ Can Help
- Corpus confirmation: determine whether and where the principal (plus household and staff) appear in this dataset and which specific fields are exposed for them.
- Exposure mapping and footprint neutralization: cross-reference against broker-available data and suppress still-removable elements, prioritizing address and phone, since this record re-seeds broker networks.
- ThreatWatch tuned to this incident's identifiers and misuse pattern (impersonation and targeting patterns, not generic credential monitoring).
A
Threat Actor: AnonymousConfidence: High
Motivation: Political, ideological, anti-censorship, opportunistic
A loose hacktivist identity used by many unrelated operators and crews. Anonymous should not be treated as a single actor with centralized leadership.
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