Fast Company Breach - September 27, 2022
Date: September, 2022Fast Company is a magazine company with its first issue published in 1995. It publishes six print issues each year, but often updates its website.
What Was the Breach?
On September 27th, 2022 Fast Company sent out obscene messages to all of their Apple users. The hacker posted two messages, both containing the same words, about one minute apart. The messages contained racist remarks and offensive sexual references.
This was following a similar incident on the Fast Company website two days earlier in which an unauthorized party posted similar messages onto their site. FastCompany.com has been taken down until “the situation is resolved.”
How Did the Breach Occur?
The breach was to the internal push messaging systems of Fast Company. After the offensive messages were posted, Apple News users posted screenshots of the messages all over social media. Apple News posted, “An incredibly offensive alert was sent by Fast Company, which has been hacked. Apple News has disabled their channel.”
When Did This Breach Occur?
This breach occurred on September 27th, 2022.
Who Does the Breach Impact?
The breach affected anyone that uses Apple News. Apple News had over 125 million users in 2020. This means that any of these people, including minors, could have received these messages on their phones. Apple itself has 1.8 billion users.
How Many Files Does the Breach Affect?
No files were affected by the breach; it wasn’t a hack in which the unauthorized actor compromised systems and stole information. It was more of an account takeover that has the power to traumatize millions of people.
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