Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Systems Over Potential Cyber Attack
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Kiteworks advises customers to shut down their systems for nine hours following threat intelligence regarding a potential cyber attack.
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- Kiteworks is recommending a nine-hour system shutdown as a proactive security measure following warnings from federal intelligence authorities.
- The company states that there is no evidence of a current compromise and characterizes the action as purely preventative.
- Users are advised to update to software version 9.5.1 for the latest protections.
- The measure aims to mitigate potential risks identified by threat intelligence.
What to watch next
- Follow-up reports on the nature of the specific threat intelligence
- Updates from Kiteworks regarding the status of the potential cyber attack
- Confirmation of successful patch deployment to version 9.5.1 by customers
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Frank Balonis
Chief Information Security Officer
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“Kiteworks received credible threat intelligence from federal intelligence authorities indicating that a threat actor may attempt to target some Kiteworks systems,”
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…Kiteworks (formerly Accellion) is urging customers to shut down their systems as a precautionary measure for nine hours over the weekend after it received threat intelligence about an imminent cyber attack. " Kiteworks received credible threat intelligence from federal intelligence authorities indicating that a threat actor may attempt to target some Kiteworks systems, " said Frank Balonis, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Kiteworks. "Out of an abundance of caution, we notified customers directly and recommended a precautionary shutdown window while we continue to work…
“Out of an abundance of caution, we notified customers directly and recommended a precautionary shutdown window while we continue to work through the matter with federal intelligence authorities.”
In the article
…threat intelligence from federal intelligence authorities indicating that a threat actor may attempt to target some Kiteworks systems," said Frank Balonis, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Kiteworks. " Out of an abundance of caution, we notified customers directly and recommended a precautionary shutdown window while we continue to work through the matter with federal intelligence authorities. " The company said it has not found any evidence that its customers' systems have been compromised, emphasizing the advisory is preventative rather than a response to a confirmed hack. The development was first reported…
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