Nikkei Says 17,000 Impacted by Data Breach Stemming From Slack Account Hack

Nikkei says hackers gained access to employee Slack accounts, with malware stealing Slack credentials from an employee’s personal computer. The credentials were then used to access Slack accounts, enabling the attacker to steal information pertaining to employees and business partners. An investigation showed that names, email addresses and chat histories belonging to over 17,000 of Nikkei’s Slack users were compromised. According to Security Week, read more about the incident. The report highlights the connection between the Slack account compromise and the data exposed for Nikkei’s staff and their associates.