Apify Confirms Customer Data Accessed in Cyberattack
Web scraping and automation company Apify has confirmed that customer data was accessed in a cyberattack that compromised internal systems and customer accounts.
The Czech company provides a cloud platform for collecting information from websites and automating online tasks. It says it has 91,000 customers worldwide.
The intrusion took place on November 9 and 10 and was discovered on November 11, when Apify blocked the attacker’s access and launched an investigation.
According to the company, the attacker used a compromised credential to obtain additional credentials and gain access to related Apify accounts.
On November 12, Apify confirmed that some customers had their personal information or stored data accessed during the attack.
The company has contacted customers whose information was exposed. Those who have not received a notification have not been identified as affected so far, although the investigation is continuing. Apify has not disclosed the number of compromised customer accounts.
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