Cyberattack Strikes the Grand Palais RMN; Impact Appears Limited

August 6, 2024 at 04:56PM Overnight on Saturday, Aug. 3, cyberattackers targeted the computer systems of the RMN, a French cultural institution. The attack reportedly involved ransomware and allegedly affected financial data centralization. However, RMN reported little impact on its related institutions, with no evidence of data exfiltration. Experts suggest the attack may have been … Read more

Okta data breach dilemma dwarfs earlier estimates

November 29, 2023 at 04:35PM Okta’s October support system breach impacted all customer accounts, far more than the initial 134 reported. Although mostly names and emails were accessed, the risk of phishing is heightened. Okta urges customers to use multi-factor authentication. The scale of the breach was realized after additional analysis and the discovery of … Read more

Okta Broadens Scope of Data Breach: All Customer Support Users Affected

November 29, 2023 at 10:54AM Hackers accessed Okta’s support system and obtained names and email addresses of all customer support users, broadening the scope of the October breach. Initially thought to affect only 134 customers, the intrusion actually compromised data from all Okta WIC and CIS customers, except those in high-security government environments. No sensitive … Read more