The hackers inserted a backdoor
malware into the compromised server
product. This resulted in any customers
who downloaded the updates also get-
ting infected with the malware.
Though not all infected customers
suffered attacks, the malware was used
for large network strikes against several
critical and sensitive organisations.
Speaking to Technology, Joe Shenouda,
CEO of the Netherlands-based Cyber
Consult, says corporations must priori-
tise their security. “Data breaches and
leaking databases are still a huge reality.
Microsoft lost its source code to Russia
and Nissan’s whole Git code repository.
Many trade secrets were compromised
already this year and it’s only January.
In short,” he says, “secure your data.”REMOTE ACCESS
According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, only 29 per cent of the US
workforce was able to work from
home before the COVID-19 era.
By June 2020, the number had risen
to 42 per cent, and the latest poll in
the third quarter of 2020 showed 62—
Joe Shenouda,
Cyber Consult“Data breaches and
leaking databases
are still a huge
reality”
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