Amazon confirms employee data breach, but says it’s limited to contact info
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6S4WX)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon says a data breach exposed the email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations linked to its employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery said the company was notified about a security event at one of our property management vendors that impacted several of its customers, including Amazon."
The confirmation follows a report from the cybercrime firm Hudson Rock saying that information posted on the hacking forum includes data from Amazon and 25 other entities, including MetLife, HP, HSBC, and Canada Post.
Hudson Rock says the leaked info dates back to May 2023, and it's related to the major security vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer system that came...