Email marketing platform Mailchimp has fallen victim to a hacker attack. on the note, The company reported that its security team detected an intrusion. on the last 11th of january and this DData of hundreds of customers exposed.
According to the information, Cyber criminals are social engineering against the authorities. The action includes a phone, email or text message manipulation technique to gain access to a private network.
Mailchimp states that the data of 133 accounts on the platform were exposed during the invasion.. According to the company, all affected customers have been notified of the incident.
WooCommerce, an e-commerce company, was one of the brands affected by the action.. The company sent customers an email stating that only names and email addresses were disclosed, but confidential data was not accessed.
It is worth noting that WooCommerce offers open source plugins for small businesses, allowing online stores to integrate with Mailchimp. Currently, the e-commerce company has more than 5 million customers.
Second invasion in less than six months
In August 2022, Mailchimp also fell victim to a social engineering attack.. At the time, the platform reported that around 214 accounts disclosed data, most of them related to cryptocurrencies.
Criticized by major customers, the company announced it had implemented an “additional set of enhanced security measures.” However, the recent occupation with tactics similar to the previous attack shows that the company may not have taken the necessary precautions.
Source: Tec Mundo
