Major Companies Fall Victim to Widespread MOVEit Cyber Attacks
TL;DR
Organizations of all sizes are being targeted by the Clop ransomware group through a critical vulnerability in the widely used file-transfer program, MOVEit. The attacks are fueled by a recently patched SQL injection vulnerability, allowing attackers to steal data from compromised servers. The attacks have hit banks, government agencies, and other targets in alarmingly high numbers. The attacks are described as widespread and are expected to get worse.
- Mass exploitation of critical MOVEit flaw is ransacking orgs big and small Ars Technica
- MOVEit hack: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims BBC
- BA, BBC and Boots caught up in file transfer hack Reuters
- Firms warned not to give in to blackmail after payroll data hack Evening Standard
- Aer Lingus among global companies hit by cyber attack RTE.ie
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