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CCleaner malware targeted top tech companies

Published 09/21/2017, 01:53 PM
© Reuters. CCleaner malware targeted top tech companies
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  • Hijacked security software CCleaner was targeting the networks of 18 top tech companies, reports Wired.
  • The hacked version of Avast’s software was installed on 700K computers and tried to use backdoors in those computers to access the networks of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Linksys, Cisco, and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), to name a few.
  • Cisco Talos research manager Craig Williams says in about half the cases the hackers were able to find a compromised machine on the company’s network and installed additional malware.
  • Avast tells TechCrunch in a statement, “We are not excluding any possibility. It is possible that this was the result of a State level attack or industrial espionage. However, rather than speculate, we are focused on working with law enforcement to identify the perpetrators and prevent any damage caused by a second stage payload.”
  • Cybersecurity ETFs: HACK, CIBR, HAKK.
  • Now read: Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Hack Reinforces Idea Cybersecurity Will Be A Top Play For Many Years


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