Salesforce has disclosed that some of its customers’ data was accessed following a breach of Gainsight, a platform used by businesses to manage customer relationships. The breach specifically affected Gainsight-published applications that were connected to Salesforce, with these apps being installed and managed directly by customers.
Salesforce emphasized that the breach did not stem from vulnerabilities in its own platform, but rather from Gainsight’s external connection to Salesforce. The company is actively investigating the incident and directed further inquiries to its dedicated incident response page.
Gainsight confirmed it was investigating a Salesforce connection issue, but did not explicitly acknowledge a breach, stating that its internal investigation was ongoing. Notable companies using Gainsight’s services include Airtable, Notion, and GitLab. GitLab confirmed that its security team is investigating and will share more details as they become available.
The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, stating that if Salesforce does not negotiate with them, the
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