The company confirmed that cybercriminals breached an internal Salesforce system back in June. The attackers, linked to the hacking group ShinyHunters, posed as IT support over the phone to trick employees into installing malicious tools.
The system targeted stored contact information for small and medium-sized business customers, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, and internal notes. Google says no highly sensitive personal data was exposed.
The incident is another reminder that even major tech firms aren’t immune to phishing and impersonation scams.
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The company confirmed that cybercriminals breached an internal Salesforce system back in June. The attackers, linked to the hacking group ShinyHunters, posed as IT support over the phone to trick employees into installing malicious tools.
The system targeted stored contact information for small and medium-sized business customers, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, and internal notes. Google says no highly sensitive personal data was exposed.
The incident is another reminder that even major tech firms aren’t immune to phishing and impersonation scams.