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Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by Sophos News, Nov 11, 00:00 UTC

Malicious ScreenConnect deployments observed

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Summary

Sophos has observed malicious deployments of ScreenConnect, the remote support software, in a fresh campaign. SecurityWeek reports the attackers exploited a vulnerability in a legitimate ScreenConnect extension to bypass authentication on the product, and then deployed malware.

AI summary by the SecurityTabs newsroom, checked against Sophos News, SecurityWeek. Read the outlets below for the full story.

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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.

  1. Sophos NewsFirst report

    Malicious ScreenConnect deployments observed

    Read at Sophos News Details

  2. SecurityWeek

    Hackers Deploy Malware in Fresh ScreenConnect Campaign

    The attackers exploited a vulnerability in a legitimate extension to bypass ScreenConnect authentication.

    Read at SecurityWeek Details

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