Hackers hijack cPGuard autoupdate to deploy backdoor and steal data
BREACHcPGuardredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- High
- Sources
- 1
What happened
Attackers compromised the update infrastructure for the cPGuard web security suite and used it to distribute a backdoor and a data-stealing script. Customers receiving automatic updates were therefore at risk of infection.
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What to do
- Check whether your organisation uses cPGuard and review recent update activity on affected systems.
- Follow the vendor's guidance on the compromised update channel before reinstalling or re-enabling automatic updates.
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Who reported · 1 outlet
BleepingComputer
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