Recently, Russian search technology giant Yandex has come into the news due to a cyber attack, with Yandex denying the hack and blaming the source code leak on a former employee. This attack has become the latest in a string of high-profile breaches in the technology industry – from Equifax to Marriott and Yahoo – that have caused huge public concern.
The news first broke when a hacker group known as 0v1ru$ hacked into Yandex servers, and posted source code from two of Yandex's services, the "Yandex.Direct" and "Yandex.Market" services, on the popular dark web marketplace. Yandex initially denied that their servers were compromised and said only customer data had been leaked.
However, Yandex then pointed the finger at a former employee, saying that the source code leak was due to an employee who had left the company in 2016. Yandex has stated that the employee had violated an employment agreement, and that the source code that had been leaked was actually outdated. According to Yandex, their current services had not been harmed by the leak.
The incident has, however, unsettled the company and the public. Cyber security experts have warned businesses to beef up their internal security measures, particularly when assessing the access given to former staff members. Yandex has stated that it has now taken steps to prevent such hacks from occurring again, with additional internal validation checks and regular system updates being rolled out as part of their security measures.
This data breach serves as a reminder that no business is immune from cyber attacks, and that companies should be prepared for the worst. With the right security measures in place, businesses can reduce their vulnerability to such incidents and protect their customers’ data and their own data.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:45:03 +0000