LexisNexis
LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers
LexisNexis took its Diligence, Metabase API, and Newsdesk services offline as part of its response to unusual activity on servers hosted and managed by an unnamed third-party vendor. The company said it is investigating the incident with assistance from a cybersecurity forensic firm and is rebuilding affected systems in a new environment before bringing the services […]
Metabase SQLi zero-day exploited in customer data-theft attacks
A critical Metabase SQL injection vulnerability was exploited in zero-day attacks to breach customer instances in data theft attacks, known to impact Framework and Tally. Metabase disclosed the attacks on Thursday, warning that its Metabase Cloud SaaS platform was compromised through a previously unknown vulnerability affecting versions 1.58 and above. The company warns that self-hosted […]
LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files
American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to GeekFeed that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business information. The company’s data breach confirmation comes as a threat actor named FulcrumSec leaked 2GB of files on various underground forums and sites. LexisNexis L&P is a global provider of legal, regulatory, […]
Data broker LexisNexis discloses data breach affecting 364,000 people
Data broker giant LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a Georgia-based American data analytics company, has revealed that attackers stole the personal information of over 364,000 individuals in a December breach. As disclosed in data breach notifications sent to affected people starting May 24th, LexisNexis was informed on April 1st that some of its data had been stolen […]