MOVEit: Attempted exploitation of critical vulnerability

Progress disclosed the authentication bypass vulnerability Tuesday and ‘very shortly after’ began seeing attempted exploits, according to Shadowserver researchers.

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MOVEit: Critical vulnerability under active exploitation
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MOVEit: Critical vulnerability under active exploitation

Progress disclosed a critical new vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer Tuesday and “very shortly after” began seeing attempted exploits by hackers, according to researchers at Shadowserver.

The disclosure comes just over a year after widespread attacks targeted a prior vulnerability in Progress' MOVEit file transfer tool, ultimately compromising thousands of organisations in what turn...

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