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|ParentCompany=Cybernet Systems Group | |ParentCompany=Cybernet Systems Group | ||
|CompanyAlias=Waterloo Maple Inc. | |CompanyAlias=Waterloo Maple Inc. | ||
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|Website=https://www.maplesoft.com/ | |Website=https://www.maplesoft.com/ | ||
|Description=It is a Canadian software company, best known for its Maple Computer Algebra System. | |Description=It is a Canadian software company, best known for its Maple Computer Algebra System. | ||
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Maplesoft is a company based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It produces mathematics and STEM software and is best known for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_(software) Maple].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Maplesoft |url=https://www.maplesoft.com/company/about/ |url-status=live |website=maplesoft.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260509124958/https://www.maplesoft.com/company/about/ |archive-date=9 May 2026 |access-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref> | |||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
The company has been the target of 2 data breaches resulting in customer data being exposed. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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A data breach resulted in: <blockquote>"loss of subscriber data, including first and last names, email addresses, and company and institution data."</blockquote> The stolen information was used in an email campaign targeting Maplesoft's customers. The campaign involved sending out an email, notifying users about a data breach and offering a patch which turned out to be a variant of the malware [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_(malware) Zeus].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Steve |last=Ragan |date=23 Jul 2012 |title=MapleSoft Customers Targeted After Data Breach |url=https://www.securityweek.com/maplesoft-customers-targeted-after-data-breach/ |url-status=live |website=securityweek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614112649/https://www.securityweek.com/maplesoft-customers-targeted-after-data-breach/ |archive-date=14 Jun 2025 |access-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref> | A data breach resulted in: <blockquote>"loss of subscriber data, including first and last names, email addresses, and company and institution data."</blockquote> The stolen information was used in an email campaign targeting Maplesoft's customers. The campaign involved sending out an email, notifying users about a data breach and offering a patch which turned out to be a variant of the malware [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_(malware) Zeus].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Steve |last=Ragan |date=23 Jul 2012 |title=MapleSoft Customers Targeted After Data Breach |url=https://www.securityweek.com/maplesoft-customers-targeted-after-data-breach/ |url-status=live |website=securityweek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614112649/https://www.securityweek.com/maplesoft-customers-targeted-after-data-breach/ |archive-date=14 Jun 2025 |access-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref> | ||
===Data breach (2022)=== | ===Data breach (2022)=== | ||
In April of 2022, the company reported that it had discovered malicious code in its online store, having been placed there by an unauthorized party. Through this, the unauthorized party was able to obtain access to certain customers' payment information and potentially other information such as names, addresses etc. Maplesoft sent out a [https://web.archive.org/web/20250901193321/https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-breach-number-26352-maplesoft/download | In April of 2022, the company reported that it had discovered malicious code in its online store, having been placed there by an unauthorized party. Through this, the unauthorized party was able to obtain access to certain customers' payment information and potentially other information such as names, addresses etc. Maplesoft sent out a [https://web.archive.org/web/20250901193321/https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-breach-number-26352-maplesoft/download data breach notification] to all affected parties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Apr 2022 |author=Richard Console,Jr. |title=Data Breach Alert: Maplesoft |url=https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/data-breach-alert-maplesoft-5009141/ |url-status=live |website=jdsupra.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722161720/https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/data-breach-alert-maplesoft-5009141/ |archive-date=22 Jul 2025 |access-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref> | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_(software) Maple (Software)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_(software) Maple (Software)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapleSim MapleSim] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapleSim MapleSim] | ||
*[https://www.digitaled.com/ DigitalEd] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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