Amazon accounts hijacked via Kindle e-book malware
Amazon accounts were hijacked through a malware attack delivered via Kindle e-books. The scale of the damage, the date of the incident and response measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Amazon
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Malware attack via Kindle e-books
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A malware attack via Kindle e-books and the hijacking of Amazon accounts came to light.
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