Oracle Corporation has warned customers of a second cybersecurity incident in the last month, according to Bloomberg News. A hacker infiltrated an older Oracle system and stole login credentials from client accounts, some of which date back as recently as 2024.
The tech company reportedly informed clients that an attacker had gained access to a legacy environment—a system that had not been in active operation for roughly eight years. Although Oracle told clients that the environment had been dormant, the data retrieved included valid login credentials, which might pose a security concern, especially if users had not updated or deleted their accounts.
This follows a prior hack last month, in which an anonymous individual attempted to sell stolen Oracle data online, prompting internal investigations. That incident, too, involved data stolen from Oracle’s cloud servers in Austin, Texas.
The FBI and cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings are presently looking into the most recent incident, Oracle informed some of its clients. According to individuals who spoke to Bloomberg,
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