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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== | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 22 June 2026
Maplesoft
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988-04-20 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Software |
| Also known as | Waterloo Maple Inc. |
| Official website | https://www.maplesoft.com/ |
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Maplesoft category.
Data breach (2012)
A data breach resulted in:
"loss of subscriber data, including first and last names, email addresses, and company and institution data."
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 Zeus.[1]
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 data breach notification to all affected parties.[2]
Products
See also
References
- ↑ Ragan, Steve (23 Jul 2012). "MapleSoft Customers Targeted After Data Breach". securityweek.com. Archived from the original on 14 Jun 2025. Retrieved 22 Jun 2026.
- ↑ Richard Console,Jr. (15 Apr 2022). "Data Breach Alert: Maplesoft". jdsupra.com. Archived from the original on 22 Jul 2025. Retrieved 22 Jun 2026.