CRN

ConnectWise Control Was Used By Bad Actors: Blackpoint Cyber

“We hate to see any software products used for malicious purposes, but unfortunately, remote control tools are used for this purpose all too frequently,” said ConnectWise Chief Product Officer Jeff ...
CRN

ConnectWise Control MSP Security Vulnerabilities Are ‘Severe:’ Bishop Fox

Exploiting the vulnerabilities “would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim’s Control server, as well as gain control of any client machines connected to a victim’s Control instance, ...
Krebs on Security

ConnectWise Quietly Patches Flaw That Helps Phishers

ConnectWise, which offers a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an unusually sophisticated phishing attack that ...
TechCrunch

Researchers warn high-risk ConnectWise flaw under attack is ’embarrassingly easy’ to exploit

Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability in a widely used remote access tool is “trivial and embarrassingly easy” to exploit, as the software’s developer confirms malicious hackers ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers turn ScreenConnect into malware using Authenticode stuffing

Threat actors are abusing the ConnectWise ScreenConnect installer to build signed remote access malware by modifying hidden settings within the client's Authenticode signature. ConnectWise ...

Beware, that Social Security email could be hiding dangerous malware

Security researchers from Cofense spot multiple phishing emails impersonating the US Social Security Administration The goal ...