Salesforce attack exposed Google Ads customer data

Google has revealed more details about an attack on one of its corporate Salesforce instances. The company now says that the attack exposed user data of Google Ads customers. The security issue was spotted by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) back in June. Activity by UNC6040 – described as a financially motivated threat cluster that specializes in voice phishing (vishing) – hit Salesforce and subsequent investigations have revealed the extent and impact of the attacks. Google has now contacted affected customers via email after the company analyzed what happened and took mitigating action. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the email… [Continue Reading]