MongoDB confirms exposure of customer data in attack

No evidence of exposure to the data stored in MongoDB Atlas cloud, it says

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MongoDB launches investigation into cyberattack, confirms exposure of customer data
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MongoDB launches investigation into cyberattack, confirms exposure of customer data

Database company MongoDB said last week that it was investigating a security incident that has led to unauthorised access to specific corporate systems.

Founded in 2007 by Dwight Merriman, Eliot Horowitz and Kevin Ryan, MongoDB is a US-based company that created the popular open-source NoSQL database management system of the same name. MongoDB d...

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