File-transfer tools are a popular target for hackers, contributing to a 2023 trend of widespread hacks
This is starting to get a little too familiar for 2023: A company discovers a vulnerability in a popular piece of software or a tech tool. A hacking group looks poised to exploit it in a widespread way. Organizations begin to announce they’re among the victims.
This time around, a file-transfer tool known as MOVEit Transfer is at the center of everything. The ransomware gang in question appears to be Clop, a repeat player in this kind of story (some researchers are blaming the group, which is apparently also claiming credit). And the affected organizations whose information has been taken include the likes of British Airways, BBC, the government of Nova Scotia and a…
