Great Star Tools USA Fell Victim to Cyberattack
Saddle Brook, New Jersey-based Great Star Tools USA, Inc. fell victim to a cyberattack for a two-week period in August 2023 and is now sending out a notice to victims of the hack.
“On August 17, 2023, Great Star observed some unexpected and suspicious activity that impacted our computer systems,” the company said in a notice to the California Attorney General’s office. “We secured our systems and, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists, investigated to confirm the nature and scope of the activity. The investigation determined that, between August 2, 2023 to August 17, 2023, an unauthorized actor accessed certain Great Star systems and may have viewed or copied data from within those systems.” No further information was available as to what kind of attack this was and who was behind it.