Kaspersky been hit by SQL injection
A team of hackers exploited a SQL injection vulnerability to gain access to a customer database protected by security company Kaspersky. It appears the attack did not compromise any data, according to Roel Schouwenberg, a Kaspersky senior antivirus researcher. However, it certainly dealt a blow to the company’s reputation.
“A Romanian hacker team found a vulnerability in a new site we launched in the U.S.,” Schouwenberg told TechNewsWorld. “That vulnerability allowed them to to get some access to that part of the site. Fortunately, no data has been compromised — but if the hackers had been more advanced, they could have gotten access to 2,500 email addresses and activation codes for new products.”
The hackers’ motives for carrying it out the attack are unclear.
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