Alation cyberattack exposes Social Security numbers
AI data company Alation confirmed that it had suffered a cyberattack. The exposure of Social Security numbers and a related litigation investigation subsequently came to light. The specific extent of the damage and the attack method have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Alation
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Alation confirmed that it had suffered a cyberattack.
- The exposure of Social Security numbers and a related litigation investigation came to light.
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