Comparison Overview

BBC

VS

iHeartMedia

BBC

Portland Place, London, England, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-09

The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster. We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world.

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 41,528
Subsidiaries: 16
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

iHeartMedia

125 W 55th St., New York, NY, 10019, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 700 and 749

With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S. and over 129 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest national reach of any radio or television outlet in America. As the leader in multiplatform connections, it also serves over 150 local markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets, wearables and smartphones, and on gaming consoles. iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the fastest growing digital audio service in the U.S., available on over 260 platforms and 2000+ devices. iHeartRadio offers users thousands of live radio stations, personalized custom artist stations created by just one song or seed artist and the top podcasts and personalities. With over 1.7 billion downloads, iHeartRadio reached 110 million registered users faster than any other radio or digital music service. iHeartMedia’s platforms include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, podcasts, personalities and influencers, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (PINK: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 12,774
Subsidiaries: 19
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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BBC
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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iHeartMedia
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
BBC
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
iHeartMedia
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Industry Average (This Year)

BBC has 0.0% fewer incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for iHeartMedia in 2025.

Incident History — BBC (X = Date, Y = Severity)

BBC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — iHeartMedia (X = Date, Y = Severity)

iHeartMedia cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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BBC
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Insider Recruitment (via Signal), Credential Theft Solicitation, Phishing (Targeted), Reconnaissance Commands, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Bypass Attempt
Motivation: Financial Gain (Ransom Extortion)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Insider Collusion, Credential Theft, Encrypted Messaging (Signal)
Motivation: Financial Gain (Ransom Extortion)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 06/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: SQL Injection
Blog: Blog
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iHeartMedia
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

BBC company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to iHeartMedia company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

BBC company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to iHeartMedia company.

In the current year, BBC company has reported more cyber incidents than iHeartMedia company.

BBC company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while iHeartMedia company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both iHeartMedia company and BBC company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither iHeartMedia company nor BBC company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither BBC company nor iHeartMedia company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

iHeartMedia company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to BBC company.

BBC company employs more people globally than iHeartMedia company, reflecting its scale as a Broadcast Media Production and Distribution.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds HIPAA certification.

Neither BBC nor iHeartMedia holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N