Breaches and incidents
Metro Brands (India): Active Directory intrusion with privileged activity and credential-access attempts
The footwear retailer (Metro, Mochi, Walkway) reported unauthorised activity in its IT infrastructure including Active Directory, found through security...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Checked against a primary source
What happened
- The footwear retailer (Metro, Mochi, Walkway) reported unauthorised activity in its IT infrastructure including Active Directory, found through security monitoring; investigators saw unauthorised privileged activity, suspected credential-access attempts and malicious communications across multiple systems. No material financial loss so far; possible data exposure still under investigation.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- Attacker: not disclosed; no claim found.
- Response: containment with security partners, specialised investigators engaged, CERT-In notified.