Colt Outage Persists After SharePoint Exploit as Ransomware Group Puts Data Up for Sale
External experts are working to restore Colt’s support platforms after the telecom said customer networks remain secure.
Overview
- Colt’s customer portal (Colt Online) and Voice API remain offline with no estimated restoration timeline after the cyber incident began on August 12.
- The company says the breach targeted an internal system separate from customer networks and that it has found no evidence of customer or employee data access.
- A threat actor using the alias 'cnkjasdfgd' claiming affiliation with the WarLock ransomware gang posted data samples and offered allegedly stolen Colt files for $200,000.
- Security researcher Kevin Beaumont reported likely exploitation of a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day (CVE-2025-53770) alongside observed Shodan scans, implanted webshells and firewall changes.
- Colt has notified authorities and is collaborating with third-party cyber experts to investigate the incident and restore affected systems.