Hackers stole user credentials from Salesforce customers in a widespread campaign earlier this month, according to researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group , who warned that the thefts could lead to follow-up attacks. A threat actor that Google tracks as UNC6395 targeted Salesforce instances using compromised OAuth tokens that were associated with the customer engagement vendor Salesloft’s Drift AI chat agent. https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hackers-steal-data-

Insurance company Farmers Insurance disclosed on Monday a security incident that may have resulted in the compromise of personal information for certain individuals. The disclosure made on the insurer’s website said, “On May 30, 2025, one of Farmers’ third-party vendors alerted Farmers to suspicious activity involving an unauthorized actor accessing one of the vendor’s databases containing Farmers' customer information.” https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sal

Salesforce announced on Aug. 26, 2025, that more than 70 companies, including pharmaceutical and medical-device players and CROs, have selected its Life Sciences Cloud to unify clinical, commercial and patient-services data. Customers include Pfizer, Takeda, Fresenius Kabi, Boehringer Ingelheim and Penumbra. Salesforce describes the platform as an end-to-end engagement system that brings together sales, service, marketing, and clinical functions. Life Sciences Cloud also off

Salesforce has launched Agentforce for Manufacturing: a solution aimed at tackling labour shortages and supply chain disruption in the manufacturing sector. By 2033 almost two million manufacturing jobs are expected to be unfilled, according to research from The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, while nearly 70% of manufacturers remain constrained by manual data entry. https://technologymagazine.com/news/salesforce-deploys-manufacturing-ai-to-bridge-skills-gap

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced it has granted equity awards under its 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to new employees who joined Salesforce in connection with the acquisition of Convergence.ai . The Plan was adopted by the Salesforce Board of Directors in July 2014, in accordance with New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08. https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250826520542/salesforce-grants-equity-awards-to-convergenceai-e

Google Threat Intelligence Group warned about a “widespread data theft campaign” that compromised hundreds of Salesforce customers over a 10-day span earlier this month.  According to a report published Tuesday , researchers say a threat group Google tracks as UNC6395 stole large volumes of data from Salesforce customer instances by using stolen OAuth tokens from Salesloft Drift, a third-party AI chat agent for sales and leads. Google said the attack spree occurred from at le

In June, one of Google’s corporate Salesforce instances was affected by activity consistent with the UNC6040 campaign described in the post. Google responded by conducting an impact analysis and implementing mitigation steps. The affected instance stored contact information and related notes for small and medium-sized businesses. Investigators confirmed that data was accessed during a short window before the connection was severed. The retrieved data was limited to basic, lar

Salesforce is significantly expanding its global Workforce Development (WFD) program, announcing plans to train over 100,000 individuals this year for careers in the burgeoning “Agentic AI Era.” The initiative aims to bridge the talent gap in the tech industry by equipping a diverse pool of participants with in-demand skills and certifications crucial for roles within the vast Salesforce ecosystem. In a recent announcement on its corporate blog , Salesforce detailed the progr

Salesforce launched two industry-specific Agentforce offerings in three days last week. First came Agentforce for Public Sector, swiftly followed by Agentforce for Manufacturing. The offerings target the respective sectors with a library of prebuilt skills and actions to more quickly configure AI agents. Both announcements are an extension of Salesforce’s industry-specific strategy, with the CRM leader previously releasing similar solutions for consumer goods, education, fina

Salesforce AI Research and UC Berkeley have unveiled BFCL Audio, a new benchmark designed to rigorously evaluate the precision of AI models in handling audio-native function calls. In an announcement on its blog , the collaboration detailed how this extension of the existing BFCL framework addresses critical challenges in real-world voice interactions, particularly for enterprise applications where accuracy is paramount. https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-research/2025/sale