Hackers Target Okta For Third Time In 2022

Okta, Inc OKTA confirmed responding to another significant security incident after a hacker accessed its source code following a breach of its GitHub repositories.
GitHub intimated Okta about suspicious access to its code repositories earlier this month.
Okta has since concluded that hackers used this malicious access to copy code repositories associated with Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC), the organization’s enterprise-facing security solution, TechCrunch reports.
As soon as Okta learned of the possible suspicious activity, it temporarily restricted access to Okta GitHub repositories and suspended every GitHub integration with third-party applications.
Okta clarified that no unauthorized access to the Okta service or customer data, and products related to Auth0, which it acquired in 2021, were not impacted.
In 2022, the notorious Lapsus$ extortion group gained access to the account of a customer support engineer at one of Okta’s third-party service providers and posted screenshots of Okta’s apps and systems.
Okta faced a second hack in August this year after another hacking campaign breached over 100 organizations, including Twilio Inc TWLO and DoorDash, Inc DASH.
Price Action: OKTA shares traded lower by 1.87% at $66.67 on the last check Thursday.