Workiva Confirms Data Breach in Wake of Salesforce Security Incident

A recent cyberattack on Salesforce customers has prompted Workiva to disclose a breach linked to a recent wave of attacks, serving as a reminder of the increasing cybersecurity risks faced by global organisations. Workiva provides financial reporting, compliance, and audit software, as well as financial reporting and compliance software, based in the cloud. 

As the company confirmed, attackers have accessed a third-party customer relationship management system (CRM), exposing information about limited company contact details, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and support ticket information. As an important note, Workiva stressed that its own platform and customer data remain safe and secure. 

According to the ShinyHunters extortion group, the breach is part of a broader campaign that has been carried out by the threat actors to gain unauthorized access to sensitive business information, including exploiting OAuth tokens and conducting voice phishing. As a result of these attacks, Workiva has warned customers that spear phishing attempts should not be ignored and emphasized that all official communications will continue to come from its verified support channels only. 

According to Workiva, whose cloud-based platform is widely used for financial reporting, compliance and audit processes, the breach could be traced back to unauthor

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