Slack Warns Investors It's a Target for Nation-State Hacking

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pajbj8/slack-warns-investors-its-a-target-for-nation-state-hacking

by LinuxBender • 7 years ago

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SteveNuts• 7 years ago

Duh, any major communications platform is a target.

holografix• 7 years ago

That sounds like a canary alarm to me. Prob receiving several requests from the US gov?

KingFelix• 7 years ago

So does this also reference sensitive information private companies are using? The article says your boss can look at your stuff, but if you're using it I assume that would be the case anyway. What about IP etc?

mfatica• 7 years ago

Um... Duh? Any significant technology company, especially one dealing with communications, could be a potential target for malicious actors. How is this even news? Can't wait for "Banks warn customers they're potential target for robbers." This is straight up FUD from vice

1f60c• 7 years ago

FUD?

buschkowitz• 7 years ago

Fear, uncertainty, doubt

cutety• 7 years ago

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

x0ner• 7 years ago

While it's expected a technology company dealing with communication would be the target of external threat actors, I think there's value in Slack being very clear that eliminating the risks from a strongly motivated actor is not completely possible. As commonsense as that would seem, most of the public do not have a strong grasp on these more advanced cyber actors. What's nice in being proactive is that it opens up a proper conversation prior to a breach (yes, I know they were breached before) and could get us closer to coming up with a better solution for dealing with these attacks.

Slack Warns Investors It's a Target for Nation-State Hacking

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