Workday experienced a data breach affecting a third-party customer relationship database, resulting in the theft of personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers. The company indicated that there was no evidence of access to customer tenants or the core data within them. Stolen information poses a risk for social engineering scams. Workday serves over 11,000 corporate clients, reaching approximately 70 million users globally. The breach is part of a larger trend of cyberattacks against Salesforce-hosted databases, with the hacking group ShinyHunters linked to these incidents.
Workday confirmed a data breach involving unauthorized access to a third-party customer relationship database, leading to the theft of personal information like names and email addresses.
The breach may facilitate social engineering scams, as the stolen personal information could be exploited by hackers to manipulate victims into divulging sensitive data.
Workday has over 11,000 corporate customers globally, impacting around 70 million users, amidst a troubling trend of cyberattacks targeting Salesforce databases.
The hacking group ShinyHunters is associated with these types of breaches, utilizing voice phishing tactics to infiltrate systems and steal sensitive corporate data.
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