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Fears grow of deepfake ID scams following Progress hack

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Sensitive nature of stolen material leads experts to think hackers might seek to do more than extort companies

28 June, 2023 by Mehul Srivastava

When Progress Corp, the Massachusetts-based maker of business software, revealed its file transfer system had been compromised this month, the issue quickly gathered global significance.

A Russian-speaking gang dubbed Cl0p had used the vulnerability to steal sensitive information from hundreds of companies including British Airways, Shell