May 30, 2024 at 11:52AM
Everbridge, a crisis management software company, revealed a breach where attackers accessed business and user data. The breach used employee-targeted phishing and affects customer data. Everbridge is working with experts to evaluate the impact and is implementing multi-factor authentication for all accounts by June 3, following the advice to guard against phishing attacks.
Key Takeaways from Meeting Notes:
– Everbridge, a crisis management and public warning solutions software company, experienced a recent corporate systems breach.
– Attackers accessed files containing business and user data, including admin user and limited other users’ contact information.
– Customer information was exposed, impacting some individuals who are being notified.
– Everbridge is working with incident response experts from Mandiant and Stroz Friedberg to assess the attack’s severity and impact.
– Multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required on all accounts by June 3, 2024.
– The company encourages enabling MFA and Single Sign-On (SSO) for added security.
– Everbridge began operating in 2002 as 3N Global, went public in 2016, and reported revenues of $449 million in 2023.
– Thoma Bravo agreed to take Everbridge private on March 1, 2024, in a $1.8 billion all-cash deal.