Hackers Stole Information on All of Okta's Customers
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Identity access and management giant Okta discovered that hackers who breached its network two months ago stole information on all users of its customer support system, a scope far greater than the 1% of customers the company had previously said were affected.
The company notified customers that it has now determined the hackers downloaded a report containing data, including names and email addresses of all clients that use its customer support system. As a result, Okta warned customers that they may face an increased risk of attacks and urged them to use strong multifactor authentication.
A company spokesperson says Okta had pushed new security features and recommendations to defend against targeted attacks.
The company first disclosed last month that hackers…
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