Lakeside Software LLC is a company that began in 1997. This digital business optimizes the digital experience of employees at many different companies. The business monitors different digital services, including productivity and digital organization services. The business also offers IT service delivery and provides executive insights to the CIOs at major corporations. The company employs over 163 different people and earns more than $38 million in annual revenue.
One or more individuals made a connection from their device to the Lakeside Software servers. From this connection, the person(s) gathered sensitive information and could have made copies of the data or deleted it.
The exact start day of the breach is unknown, but Lakeside Software determined there was a breach on October 26, 2022, and on November 21, 2022, an investigation team confirmed that a breach occurred. The company sent out letters to any potentially impacted individuals on December 13, 2022.
The data breach is suspected to impact current Lakeside employees, as well as businesses that get their IT services from the company. Only those that receive a letter from Lakeside Software should worry about their information being exposed, and their credit being damaged.
There is no clear file count for the Lakeside data breach. Many files were accessed during the breach, and it's possible that thousands of individuals were impacted during this breach, though it's likely the number is smaller than that. If you receive a letter from Lakeside Software, monitor your credit and financial accounts for any suspicious activities. The breach could cost you your credit and your financial stability.