Okta’s Recent Customer Support Data Breach Impacted 134 Customers

November 4, 2023 at 05:24AM Identity and authentication management provider, Okta, reported a recent data breach that affected 134 out of its 18,400 customers. The breach occurred from September 28 to October 17, 2023, and resulted in unauthorized access to session tokens. The company revealed that 5 customers had their legitimate Okta sessions hijacked. Okta … Read more

‘Corrupt’ cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet

November 4, 2023 at 03:44AM A corrupt police officer in the UK has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for alerting a friend about the compromised EncroChat encrypted messaging app network. Natalie Mottram, a former intelligence analyst for Cheshire Police, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office, perverting the course of justice, and … Read more

81K people’s sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked

November 3, 2023 at 04:35PM Around the start of 2023, Hilb Group, a financial business that handles insurance and advisory services, disclosed that criminals had breached its employees’ work email accounts and possibly stolen sensitive personal information. The extent of the intrusion and how the thieves accessed the data remains unclear. Hilb discovered the suspicious … Read more

Okta Customer Support Breach Exposed Data on 134 Companies

November 3, 2023 at 03:42PM Threat actors breached Okta’s customer support system, stealing files related to 134 customers. Five specific customers, including BeyondTrust, 1Password, and Cloudflare, were targeted with the stolen data. The breach was due to compromised employee credentials on a personal device. Okta has revoked the affected session tokens and implemented measures to … Read more

American Airlines pilot union hit by ransomware attack

November 3, 2023 at 01:51PM The Allied Pilots Association (APA), a labor union representing American Airlines pilots, has disclosed a ransomware attack on their systems. The union is working to restore their systems and determine the full impact of the incident. It is unclear if pilots’ personal information was compromised. This follows previous data breaches … Read more

Okta breach: 134 customers exposed in October support system hack

November 3, 2023 at 10:53AM Okta recently disclosed that attackers gained unauthorized access to its customer support system from September 28 to October 17, 2023. Files belonging to 134 customers were compromised, and session hijacking attacks were carried out using stolen session tokens. The breach affected five customers, including 1Password, BeyondTrust, and Cloudflare. Okta took … Read more

Okta breach: 134 customers exposed in support system hack

November 3, 2023 at 10:24AM Okta recently revealed that attackers who breached their customer support system gained access to files belonging to 134 customers. Of those customers, five were targets of session hijacking attacks using stolen session tokens. Three of the affected customers, 1Password, BeyondTrust, and Cloudflare, reported the unauthorized activity after detecting login attempts … Read more

Okta Data Compromised Through Third-Party Vendor

November 2, 2023 at 05:53PM Okta experienced a cybersecurity incident through a breach of its third-party vendor, Rightway Healthcare, resulting in the exposure of personal and healthcare data of around 5,000 Okta employees. The breach occurred on September 23 and was discovered on October 12. Okta reassured that only its employees, not customers, were affected. … Read more

BlackCat ransomware claims breach of healthcare giant Henry Schein

November 2, 2023 at 02:56PM Healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein has experienced a cyberattack, with the BlackCat ransomware gang claiming to have breached the company’s network and stolen 35 TB of data. While some business operations were disrupted, Henry Schein One practice management software remains unaffected. The company has notified law enforcement and hired cybersecurity … Read more

Mortgage giant Mr. Cooper hit by cyberattack impacting IT systems

November 2, 2023 at 02:34PM U.S. mortgage lender Mr. Cooper experienced a cyberattack, resulting in the shutdown of IT systems including the payment portal. Customers were unable to access the website and received a notice about technical difficulties. The company later confirmed the cyberattack and initiated measures to protect systems and data. They are investigating … Read more