Vulnerabilities Okta Tells Users to Check for Potential Exploitation of Newly Patched Vulnerability Okta has resolved a vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to bypass sign-on policies and gain access to applications. Ionut Arghire3 days ago
Cybersecurity Funding Okta Announces SaaS Startup Competition The Okta SaaS Startup Competition will allow early-stage startups a chance to receive a cash investment and support from Okta. SecurityWeek NewsJuly 18, 2024
Malware & Threats Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Targeting Cross-Origin Authentication Okta raises the alarm on credential stuffing attacks targeting endpoints used for cross-origin authentication. Ionut ArghireMay 30, 2024
Identity & Access Layoffs Hit Security Vendors Okta, Proofpoint, Netography Prominent security vendors Okta and Proofpoint announced layoffs affecting almost 1,000 employees in the United States and Israel. SecurityWeek NewsFebruary 2, 2024
Funding/M&A Okta to Acquire Israeli Startup Spera Security Okta agreed to acquire Spera Security in a move broaden Okta’s Identity threat detection and security posture management capabilities. SecurityWeek NewsDecember 20, 2023
Identity & Access Okta Broadens Scope of Data Breach: All Customer Support Users Affected Okta expands scope of October breach, saying hackers stole names and email addresses of all its customer support system users. Ryan NaraineNovember 29, 2023
CISO Strategy Okta Hack Blamed on Employee Using Personal Google Account on Company Laptop Okta is blaming the recent hack of its support system on an employee who logged into a personal Google account on a company-managed laptop. Ryan NaraineNovember 3, 2023
Data Breaches Okta Support System Hacked, Sensitive Customer Data Stolen Okta warns that hackers broke into its support case management system and stole sensitive data that can be used to impersonate valid users. Ryan NaraineOctober 20, 2023
Identity & Access Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks Okta says some of its US-based customers have been targeted in social engineering attacks whose goal was to disable MFA and obtain high privileges. Eduard KovacsSeptember 5, 2023