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Software Flaw Opened the Door to a Global Cyber Attack
A previously unknown flaw in IT management code was exploited to push ransomware around the world to servers that used the software and were connected to the Internet, according to researchers.
July 07, 2021 •
Mikhail Metzel/TNS (TNS) The hackers behind a mass ransomware attack exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in IT management software made by Kaseya Ltd., the latest sign of the skill and aggressiveness of the Russia-linked group believed responsible for the incidents, cybersecurity researchers said Sunday.
Marcus Murray, founder of Stockholm-based TrueSec Inc., said his firm’s investigations involving multiple victims in Sweden found that the hackers targeted them opportunistically. In those cases, the hackers used a previously unknown flaw in Miami-based Kaseya’s code to push ransomware to servers that used the software and were connected to the Internet, he said.
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By FRANK BAJAK
AP Technology Writer
BOSTON (AP) â The single biggest ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as more details emerged on how a Russia-linked gang breached the exploited software company. The criminals essentially used a tool that helps protect against malware to spread it globally.
Thousands of organizations â largely firms that remotely manage the IT infrastructure of others â were infected in at least 17 countries in Friday s assault. Kaseya, whose product was exploited, said Monday that they include several just returning to work.
Because the attack by the notorious REvil gang came just as a long Fourth of July weekend began, many more victims were expected to learn their fate when they return to the office Tuesday.