FulcrumSec claims 10.6 TB data theft from TiDB Cloud; PingCAP says customer data is unaffected

FulcrumSec claims 10.6 TB data theft from TiDB Cloud; PingCAP says customer data is unaffected

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2026-10-21 00:43:51
ChainCatcher, citing market information, reported that the ransomware and disclosure group FulcrumSec has publicly claimed it continuously exfiltrated about 10.6 TB of data from TiDB Cloud, the managed database service under PingCAP, and released roughly 200 GB as a first-stage sample. PingCAP later issued a statement acknowledging that some internal operational data had been accessed without authorization. The company said the incident did not involve a product vulnerability and would not affect the security of customer databases or business data. The report also noted that companies including Bitget and Baidu have previously worked with PingCAP. No further technical details were disclosed in the brief.

ChainCatcher, citing market information, reported that the ransomware and disclosure group FulcrumSec has publicly claimed it continuously stole about 10.6 TB of data from TiDB Cloud, PingCAP’s managed database service, and released roughly 200 GB as a first-stage sample.

PingCAP later issued a statement acknowledging that some internal operational data had been accessed without authorization. The company said the incident did not involve a product vulnerability and would not affect the security of customer databases or business data.

The report also said that companies including Bitget and Baidu have previously cooperated with PingCAP.

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