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Communication startup Slack reports data breach

Published 27/03/2015, 20:56
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(Reuters) - Slack, a business management services startup, said a security breach in February may have compromised user information including phone number and Skype IDs.

Slack provides communication tools that integrate with several third-party applications such as Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Hangout and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). It counts New York Times Co, Spotify and airbnb among its customers.

There was no indication in an ongoing investigation that hackers could decode stored passwords, Slack said in a blogpost on Friday. No financial or payment information was accessed during the hack that lasted about four days.

The investigation detected "suspicious activity" in some accounts, San Francisco-based Slack said. It has informed affected users and team owners.

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Cybercrimes have emerged as one of the biggest threat to businesses, with companies such as Sony Corp and Target Corp (NYSE:TGT) finding themselves at the receiving end in the recent past.

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