Author Archives: Mark Abssy

In an attack reminiscent of the Solarwinds hack, The French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) recently released a report detailing actions taken by Russian hackers “Sandworm” targeting products offered by IT Monitoring system provider Centreon. The company has since responded stating that effected users were using an unsupported freeware version of their product and that no current paying customers were affected.

Destructively minded group has exploited an IT monitoring tool from Centreon.

Source: France ties Russia’s Sandworm to a multiyear hacking spree

In a targeted phishing attack it appears hackers have manged to deploy two known pieces of malware that have proliferated throughout several state agencies. DHS, FBI and MSFT are investigating.

Hackers have launched a sprawling, multifaceted cyber-attack against the state of Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Source: Hackers Have Infiltrated Many of Washington State’s Agencies – Bloomberg