Reddit confirms data breach following employee phishing attack

  • Reddit confirms hackers accessed internal data and source code following a “highly-targeted” phishing attack.
  • The attack was discovered on February 5.
  • The attackers sent “plausible-sounding prompts” that redirected employees to a website masquerading as a legitimate Reddit site.
  • The hackers were able to gain access to employee accounts and view private data.

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