LexisNexis vendor-hosted services security incident
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LexisNexis took Nexis Diligence, Nexis Metabase API and Nexis Newsdesk offline after unusual activity was identified on servers hosted and managed by an unnamed third-party vendor. Diligence returned during the August 8-9 weekend while its content catalog was still being rebuilt; Newsdesk and the Metabase API were expected to return progressively August 10, but no reviewed source confirmed complete restoration or established unauthorized access, data compromise, ransomware or attribution.
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