Hackers abuse modified Salesforce app to steal data, extort companies

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Hackers abuse modified Salesforce app to steal data, extort companies
Hackers are tricking employees at companies in Europe and the Americas into installing a modified version of a Salesforce-related app, allowing the hackers to steal reams of data, gain access to other corporate cloud services and extort those companies, Google said. The hackers – ...

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