Sequoia breach shows hackers accessing customers’ Social Security numbers and COVID-19 test results
HR and payroll giant Sequoia has said that a data breach exposed extremely sensitive information about its users, including salary and benefits information, SSNs, and employee IDs government level, even COVID-19 data like vaccination status.
in one data breach notice (opens in a new tab) to the California attorney general’s office, which has proven popular with small and medium-sized businesses and startups, explaining that, “recently learned that an unauthorized party may have accessed a cloud storage system containing personal information provided in connection with the Company’s services to customers, including your employer or, if you are a dependent, the employer of a family member. your family.”
Other data that may be at risk includes name, date of birth, gender, marital status, and contact information such as work email addresses.
Sequoia data breach
According to the findings of the company – and that of its partners in the investigation including Dell Secureworks – there is no evidence of malicious tools or Ransomware be found. It appears that the data was exposed between September 22 and October 6, 2022 and was read-only, indicating that the data would not have been tampered with.
In an effort to fix this serious problem, Sequoia has extended ID theft protection and Experian IdentityWorks fraud detection service for users and their dependents for 36 months.
Furthermore, the company is urging affected users to monitor their credit accounts with reporting companies such as Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, and to consider a pin-protected credit freeze. to prevent unauthorized opening of any other accounts in their name.
TechRadar Pro has reached out to Sequoia for more information about the incident, including how to access the database.
