“Thousands of people using Norton Password manager began receiving email alerts this month notifying them that a third party may have access to their personal information data And them codeof access they have saved", reports CNET.
"Gen Digital, η μητρική εταιρεία της Norton, ανέφερε ότι το περιστατικό ασφαλείας ήταν αποτέλεσμα μιας επίθεσης credential-stuffing και όχι μια πραγματική παραβίαση των εσωτερικών συστημάτων της εταιρείας”.
Gen Digital's cybersecurity services have 500 million users — of which about 925.000 are active, and may have been targeted in the attack, a Gen Digital representative told CNET via email.
Norton's intrusion detection systems detected an unusual number of failed login attempts on December 12, the company said in its statement. Upon further investigation, around December 22, Norton was able to determine that the attack began around December 1.
"Norton immediately notified both the authorities and its customers once the team was able to confirm that data was accessed from the attack."
Personal data that may have been compromised includes Norton users' full names, phone numbers, and mailing addresses.
Norton also said it "cannot rule out" that password manager data, such as user usernames and passwords, was compromised in the attack.
