Major Tech Company Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information
The Incident The reported data breach involved sensitive employee information, including names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and financial data such as bank account numbers and credit card information. Approximately 20% of the company’s global workforce was affected, with a total of 15,000 employees having their personal data compromised. The breach occurred when an attacker gained access to the company’s HR database through a vulnerable server that had not been properly patched or updated in several months....