LexisNexis suspends three services over unusual server activity
LexisNexis detected abnormal activity on servers hosted and managed by an outside supplier. The company suspended the Diligence, Metabase API and Newsdesk services. It said the incident is a third-party security incident separate from the previously reported Metabase zero-day attacks.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- LexisNexis
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Suspension of Diligence, Metabase API and Newsdesk services
- Cause / method
- Abnormal activity on servers hosted and managed by an outside supplier
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It emerged that LexisNexis had detected abnormal activity on an outside supplier's servers and suspended three services.
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