Push notifications containing sexist slurs were sent to the Apple News account of the Fast Company portal, which aggregates information about the Cupertino-based company’s activities. The feed is suspended and the site is temporarily inaccessible. Here’s what’s going on.
The site will not be accessible until “we are confident that the situation will be resolved”: statement by it Fast Company, released on online platforms yesterday, Wednesday, September 28. US business news portal, which welcomes the account “Apple NewsCupertino had information on Apple’s operations Hack.
“The messages are drill And they are not in line with Fast Company’s content and ethics,” the company said through an official statement published on the website’s only currently accessible page. And he continued: “Fast company regret Such misleading language appears on our platform and in Apple News”.
At the moment, as stated by the company, aExploratory investigation which involves department Cybersecurity Fast Company, too apple Officially announced via Twitter that it took immediate action Disable his channel.
Cybercriminals’ Response to Fast Company Remedial Actions
Before making the website accessible, Hacker Apple News revealed who hit and run the attack Comment The platform mocks the defensive action taken by the company.
In the comments they explained the success of the infiltration, made possible by the search for one password Which, according to cybercriminals, it used to be Shared across multiple accountsincluding a portal administrator.
Finally, they announced their intention to publish a forum Not mentioned Employee Data and Sensitive Information of Fast Company, thus indicating its possession. its personal information customersInstead, they would seem to have not been violated, living on a External database That hackers didn’t have access to.
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