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Summary Of The Attack
- On December 29, 2022, Slack, one of the most popular business communication tools has become victim to a hacker.
- The threat actor had also downloaded private code repositories on December 27, but neither Slack’s primary codebase nor were any customer data included in the downloaded repositories.
- The company has stated that there was no impact on its code or services.
- The company has stated that the unauthorized access did not result from a vulnerability inherent to the company, indicating that the hack may have been perpetrated by an external threat actor.
- Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA), regularly rotating credentials, and staying vigilant for suspicious activity are key steps companies can take to protect against potential threats. Additionally, companies should properly secure their API keys and regularly rotate them as a precautionary measure.
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