July 30 (Reuters) - Appen Ltd APX.AX :
* APPEN ADVISES OF IT SECURITY INCIDENT
* INCIDENT INVOLVING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ITS SYSTEMS VIA A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER
* IMPACT OF INCIDENT IS LIMITED IN NATURE AND NOT MATERIAL
* SYSTEMS OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER HACKED AND CREDENTIALS ENABLING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO APPEN'S SYSTEMS STOLEN
* NO EVIDENCE THAT CUSTOMER DATA WAS STOLEN
* INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO LEGAL AUTHORITIES
* A DETAILED FORENSICS REVIEW OF INCIDENT, AND RESPONSE AND REMEDIES ARE IN PROGRESS
* HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY INTERRUPTION TO ITS OPERATIONS DUE TO INCIDENT
* BELIEVES CO WAS "VICTIM OF A RANDOM ATTACK" & AWARE THAT OTHER COS EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INCIDENTS VIA SAME THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER
* DETECTED UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS SOON AFTER IT OCCURRED, AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK STEPS TO SECURE ITS SYSTEMS
* "UNAUTHORIZED ACTORS" GAINED ACCESS TO APPEN'S USER AUTHENTICATION DATABASE
* USER AUTHENTICATION DATABASE CONTAINED CUSTOMER AND CROWD NAMES, CO NAMES, EMAIL ADDRESSES
* USER AUTHENTICATION DATABASE ALSO HAD ENCRYPTED (HASHED) PASSWORDS, IP ADDRESSES, HISTORICAL LOGIN & LOG OFF TIMES
* SMALL PERCENT OF USER AUTHENTICATION DATABASE RECORDS HAD PHONE NUMBERS