Communication startup Slack reports data breach

(Reuters) - Slack, a business management services startup, said a security breach in February may have compromised user information including phone number and Skype IDs. Slack provides communication tools that integrate with several third-party applications such as Google Inc's Hangout and Twitter . It counts New York Times Co , Spotify and airbnb among its customers. There was no indication in an ongoing investigation that hackers could decode stored passwords, Slack said in a blogpost on Friday. No financial or payment information was accessed during the hack that lasted about four days. The investigation detected "suspicious activity" in some accounts, San Francisco-based Slack said. It has informed affected users and team owners. Cybercrimes have emerged as one of the biggest threat to businesses, with companies such as Sony Corp <6758.T> and Target Corp finding themselves at the receiving end in the recent past. (Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar in Bengaluru)