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- Database software company MongoDB has recently suffered a cyber attack, which resulted in unauthorized access to its corporate systems.
- Reports have indicated that the accessed data included customer account metadata, contact information, and names, but no customer system logs were accessed.
- MongoDB has confirmed that there is no evidence of unauthorized access to the MongoDB Atlas cluster, and this incident has no identified security vulnerability in any MongoDB products.
- The company is currently investigating the cyberattack with authorities and forensics professionals, and a full report is expected to be released.
MongoDB, a leading database software company, has recently experienced a serious cyber attack resulting in unauthorized access to its corporate systems. The incident was initially identified due to suspicious activity detected on Saturday, 16th December 2023.
The unauthorized access is believed to have been ongoing for a longer period before being discovered. The data accessed through this breach included customer account metadata, contact details including names, phone numbers, and email addresses. However, the company has confirmed there is no evidence to suggest that customer system logs were accessed. Furthermore, there was no security vulnerability discovered in any MongoDB products linked to this incident.
In addition to this, MongoDB confirmed that there was no evidence to suggest unauthorized access to the MongoDB Atlas cluster. The authentication process of MongoDB Atlas cluster, which operates on a separate system from MongoDB corporate systems, had not been compromised.
Around the same time of the initial incident report, a second incident occurred relating to a high number of login attempts that led to issues with the MongoDB Atlas and the MongoDB support portal. However, MongoDB stressed that this issue was unrelated to the initial security incident and expressed that users should try to log in again after a few minutes.
MongoDB, in conjunction with authorities and forensic experts, is currently investigating the situation. Despite the ongoing investigations, a full incident report about this particular cyber attack has yet to be published. To prevent similar occurrences, organizations are advised to keep their systems up-to-date and patched appropriately.
