Mikael Thalen reports:
Personal information about nearly 10,000 employees and outside contractors and contributors at The Washington Post was exposed after the newspaper fell victim to a data breach. Analysis of the hacked data by Straight Arrow News indicates that high-profile individuals, including former national security advisor John Bolton, are among those affected.
The Post says it learned of the hack after being contacted on Sept. 29 by a “bad actor” who claimed to have gained access to its Oracle E-Business Suite applications, which manage financial transactions and other business functions.
After launching an investigation, The Post says, it was informed by Oracle that it had discovered a previously unknown security vulnerability in the E-Business Suite software.
The Post’s investigation determined the hackers had accessed its network between July 10 and Aug. 22. They said the hackers were able to obtain data on 9,720 employees and contractors, including full names, Social Security numbers, bank account and routing numbers, as well as tax and ID numbers.
Read more at Straight Arrow News.