Amazon data breached Employees emails phone numbers building addresses leaked

Amazon Data Breach: The world’s leading e-commerce company Amazon has said that due to a cyber attack, the data of its employees has been compromised, that is, it has gone into the wrong hands. According to the report, this attack took place on a third-party vendor. Due to this, contact information of employees like their emails, phone numbers, building location etc. got leaked. However, the company has said that AWS (Amazon Web Services) or its main system has not been affected in the attack. This attack is said to be related to MOVEit Transfer, which made many organizations around the world its victims last year.

What is MOVEit Transfer

This is a type of vulnerability which infiltrated companies around the world and obtained sensitive data. This type of vulnerability is transmitted to the companies’ servers through file transfer.

According to media reports, the alleged hacking group named Name3L3ss leaked the stolen data on BreachForums. Amazon is not the first company to fall victim to MOVEit Transfer. According to reports, companies like HP and HSBC have also struggled with this.

Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery Said It is clear that due to this breach, there has been no impact on Amazon’s main systems like Amazon and AWS systems. According to the company, only work-related contact details could reach the cyber attackers. That means, the office emails, desk phone numbers and building addresses of Amazon employees have been leaked. However, the company has not revealed how many of its employees have been victims of this data breach.