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 tells 5,000 of its own staff that their data was accessed in third-party breach

November 2, 2023 at 11:39AM Okta has notified approximately 5,000 employees that a file containing their personal information was stolen in a breach on one of their third-party vendors, Rightway Healthcare. The breach occurred on September 23, but was only discovered on October 12. Okta has found no evidence of the personal information being misused … Read more

Okta hit by third-party data breach exposing employee information

November 2, 2023 at 11:11AM Cloud identity management provider Okta has warned around 5,000 current and former employees that their personal information may have been exposed in a data breach affecting healthcare coverage provider Rightway Healthcare. The breach, which occurred on September 23, 2023, compromised a file containing names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance … Read more

Kansas Court System Down Nearly 2 Weeks in ‘Security Incident’ That Has Hallmarks of Ransomware

October 26, 2023 at 12:21PM Kansas officials are investigating a massive computer outage in the state’s courts, which has been ongoing for two weeks. While the officials have not provided details, experts believe it could be a ransomware attack. The disruption has forced attorneys to use paper filing and has slowed down the entire court … Read more

More Okta Customers Hacked

October 20, 2023 at 05:48PM Okta, an identity and access management services provider, has disclosed a recent compromise of its customer support case management system. Sensitive customer data, including cookies and session tokens, was exposed, potentially allowing attackers to impersonate valid users. The incident only affected customers with recent support cases, and Okta has taken … Read more

Okta says its support system was breached using stolen credentials

October 20, 2023 at 02:48PM Attackers breached Okta’s support management system using stolen credentials, gaining access to files containing cookies and session tokens uploaded by customers. The incident did not impact the production Okta service or the Auth0/CIC case management system. Okta notified affected customers and advised all customers to sanitize their HAR files to … Read more

Kansas courts IT systems offline after ‘security incident’

October 16, 2023 at 04:10PM The information systems of state courts across Kansas are offline due to a security incident. This includes the eFiling system, electronic payments system, and case management systems. The courts are still operational but are only accepting paper filings and payments made via fax or mail. Filing deadlines may be extended … Read more

We’re not in e-Kansas anymore: State courts reel from ‘unauthorized incursion’

October 16, 2023 at 01:40PM Many state courts in Kansas are relying on paper filings due to an ongoing security incident, which may last for weeks. The Kansas Supreme Court turned off its eFiling system to examine the incident, and all filings must now be done on paper or by fax. The extent of the … Read more

Kwik Trip IT systems outage caused by mysterious ‘network incident’

October 13, 2023 at 02:15PM Summary: Kwik Trip, a US chain of convenience stores and gas stations, has experienced a series of disruptive IT outages since the weekend, potentially due to a ransomware attack. Employees have been unable to receive orders, accept payments, or access support systems, while customers have been frustrated by the inability … Read more