With a total of five million records on offer, and over half of those belonging to Amazon, the third party breach is definitely a matter of concern. However, statements from both Amazon and the hacker indicate that the stolen employee data did not contain highly sensitive information.
Another hole in a contractor’s defenses has led to a third party breach of a system containing sensitive government information, as the Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the financial information of some 272,000 UK armed forces personnel has been exposed.
Customers of Cisco Duo are advised to be on heightened alert for phishing and identity theft attempts, as the authentication service has revealed that a third party breach resulted in some MFA logs being stolen.