Netherlands-based Fox-IT, one of the world's leading IT security providers was targeted by the cyber attack after an unknown attacker carried out a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack and spied on a small number of Fox-IT customers.
The company's domain name was taken over by an attacker, who then used it to sign up for an SSL certificate under Fox-name. IT's .
Fox-IT also moved rapidly to alert affected clients and reset passwords that had been captured but were useless due to the usage of two-factor authentication by Fox-IT.
The business added that the majority of the intercepted files did not include critical information, and none of the files were tagged as secret.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-security-firm-admits-to-mitm-security-incident/
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"linkid": "foxit-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"