Zacks Under Attack: Another Major Data Breach Hits 12 Million Accounts
Zacks Investment Research has allegedly suffered another data breach, potentially affecting 12 million accounts. The data, now featured on Have I Been Pwned, reportedly includes names, emails, and more. Zacks has yet to confirm the breach, but it’s shaping up to be a sequel nobody asked for.
Hot Take:
Zacks Investment Research is really living up to its name by researching new and innovative ways to suffer data breaches. With another massive leak reported, it seems like they need to invest in some better cybersecurity measures rather than just stocks. Maybe they should consider pivoting to a new service: Zacks Rank for Hacker Popularity! Who knew being a domain admin was the hottest stock on the hacker market?
Key Points:
- Approximately 12 million Zacks customer accounts were allegedly exposed in a new data breach.
- The breach reportedly occurred in June 2024, and data samples were shared on a hacker forum.
- The hacker claims to have accessed Zacks’ active directory and stolen source code from multiple sites.
- Have I Been Pwned added the leaked data to its platform, confirming 12 million unique email addresses.
- Zacks has not confirmed the breach, but this could be their third major data breach in four years.
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