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Metabase hacked in major breach affecting more than 100,000 companies

Published

14 August 2026

Topic

operational-macro

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CybersecurityData Infrastructure

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Read at escudodigital.com

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Fusion42 · 14 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Metabase, a business intelligence platform used by over 100,000 organizations globally, was hacked in a supply chain attack exposing personal data such as names and contact details. The attack, claimed by extortion group ShinyHunters, has impacted several clients including manufacturers and neobanks.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity and Data Infrastructure. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your platform's security is only as strong as the services it relies on; start auditing all third-party tools that connect to sensitive data immediately. Supply chain compromises like this open a floodgate of exposed customers that you must manage before your reputation is damaged.

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CybersecurityData Infrastructuremetabasesupply-chain-attackcybersecuritydata-breachshinyhunters