Security Firm Aura Discloses Data Breach Impacting 900,000 Records

Security Firm Aura Discloses Data Breach Impacting 900,000 Records

Aura disclosed a data breach after a phone phishing attack gave attackers access to an employee’s account for about an hour. The intruders accessed roughly 900,000 records—mainly names and email addresses from a marketing tool tied to an acquired company—and Aura says no Social Security numbers, passwords, or financial information were compromised. #Aura #phonephishing

Keypoints

  • A phone phishing attack compromised an employee account for approximately one hour.
  • Attackers accessed about 900,000 records, primarily names and email addresses from a marketing tool.
  • Roughly 20,000 current and 15,000 former customers had names, emails, addresses, and phone numbers exposed.
  • Aura terminated access, activated its incident response plan, engaged external experts, and notified law enforcement.
  • Aura reports sensitive customer data is encrypted and says no SSNs, passwords, or financial information were exposed while notifying impacted customers.

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