LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers

LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers
LexisNexis took its Diligence, Metabase API, and Newsdesk services offline after detecting unusual activity on servers hosted by a third-party vendor. The company is investigating with a cybersecurity forensic firm and rebuilding affected systems in a new environment before restoring service. #LexisNexis #NexisDiligence #NexisMetabaseAPI #NexisNewsdesk

Keypoints

  • LexisNexis disconnected several services after unusual activity was found on vendor-hosted servers.
  • The affected services include Nexis Diligence, Nexis Metabase API, and Nexis Newsdesk.
  • The company is working with a cybersecurity forensic firm to investigate and remediate the incident.
  • Affected systems are being rebuilt in a new environment before services return online.
  • LexisNexis clarified that the incident is not related to Metabase Cloud or its reported SQL injection issue.

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