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Amazon employee data breach linked to third-party vendor

Amazon has reported a data breach affecting employee information due to an incident at a third-party vendor.

Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery said the breach included employee work contact details, such as email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations.

The company confirmed its systems, including AWS, are secure. No sensitive data, such as social security numbers or financial information, was exposed.

The third-party vendor has resolved the security issue.

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