Human resources giant Workday has disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) platform in a recent social engineering attack.

Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Workday has over 19,300 employees in offices across North America, EMEA, and APJ. Workday's customer list comprises over 11,000 organizations across a diverse range of industries, including more than 60% of the Fortune 500 companies.

As the company revealed in a Friday blog , the attackers gained access to some of the information stored on the compromised CRM systems, adding that no customer tenants were impacted.

"We want to let you know about a recent social engineering campaign targeting many large organizations, including Workday," the HR giant said.

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