Snowflake Data Breach: Hundreds of Customers’ Info Stolen in Major Hack
Security researchers believe financially motivated cybercriminals have stolen a significant volume of data from hundreds of customers using Snowflake. Mandiant is investigating and has notified around 165 customers. The attacks, attributed to the gang UNC5537, exploit stolen credentials from infostealer infections dating back to 2020. Snowflake is planning to enforce MFA.
Hot Take:
Snowflake’s data breach situation is like discovering your bank vault has been robbed because the tellers left the keys under the mat. Turns out, cybercriminals are the real weather forecasters – they always know when it’s Snowflake season!
Key Points:
- Cybercriminals have stolen significant data from Snowflake customers.
- 165 customers notified about potential data theft.
- Hackers used stolen credentials from past infostealer infections.
- Snowflake plans to enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) but hasn’t yet done so.
- Customers like Ticketmaster and LendingTree have confirmed data thefts.
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