Customers at risk of phishing attacks after hack, Okta warns

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18,000 customers at risk of phishing attacks after security firm Otka hacked
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18,000 customers at risk of phishing attacks after security firm Otka hacked

Software security firm Otka has warned that some of its 18,000 corporate and government customers have been left vulnerable to phishing attacks after hackers broke into its computer systems a month ago.

Hackers broke into the firm's technical support management system, Okta Help Sector, and grabbed the names and email addresses of all customers using it to get help running the Okta software they u...

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