Reddit Hacked in a Targeted Phishing Attack

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget FY 2023 on February 1, 2023. Christopher Slowe, CTO of Reddit, revealed the company was able to recognize sophisticated attack. The company's assistant manager

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targeting Reddit employees. He said that an unidentified attacker message sent 'plausible-sounding prompts’ that redirected the company's employees to an internet portal that impersonated to be Reddit. The hackers tried to steal employees' credentials & two-factor authentication keys. The hackers accessed some internal documents, source codes, dashboards, and business systems. However, Reddit recognized the security breach, cut off the access, and started an internal investigation. They also said there is no evidence of personal or non-public data breaches, publication, or online distribution. Furthermore, they are investigating & monitoring the situation to enhance their security system.

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