Lapsus$ leaking Microsoft source code would be bad enough. Breaching Okta could be much, much worse.
that has the ability to modify customers' accounts. Attackers use these system privileges to reset target account passwords, change the email address linked to victim accounts, and generally take control. When they're attacking Twitter accounts, hackers can lock legitimate users out and tweet from their profiles. When you have this type of access for an identity platform like Okta, though, the potential impacts are exponentially more extreme.
“In late January 2022, Okta detected an attempt to compromise the account of a third-party customer support engineer working for one of our subprocessors. The matter was investigated and contained by the subprocessor,” Okta CEO Todd McKinnonin a statement. “We believe the screenshots shared online are connected to this January event. Based on our investigation to date, there is no evidence of ongoing malicious activity beyond the activity detected in January.
A Microsoft spokesperson said early Tuesday morning that the company is “aware of the claims and investigating.”
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