ConnectWise backup app breaches 173 Microsoft tenants, Chinese spies exploit BeyondTrust zero-day, Japan declares first cyber state of emergency
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ConnectWise backup app breaches 173 Microsoft tenants, Chinese spies exploit BeyondTrust zero-day, Japan declares first cyber state of emergency

C1AdvancedOctober 19, 202613 min
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Microsoft 365 Supply-Chain Break-Ins via ConnectWise, US Bankruptcy Notices Down, Phishing Market Takedown, BeyondTrust Zero-Day, Japan Cyber Emergency Cybersecurity Today Host David Shipley covers multiple incidents: ConnectWise shut down its cloud backup service after an attacker stole the app credential and used its broad Microsoft 365 permissions to access at least 173 customer tenants in a supply-chain attack, with guidance to disable affected apps and review service principal sign-ins. A cyberattack on BAE Systems knocked out the U.S. federal Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting all bankruptcy notices with no restoration timeline. Microsoft and Health ISAC seized domains of...

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A backup service becomes the back door for Microsoft 365 break-ins. Cyberattack freezes U.S. bankruptcy courts notices. Three seized phishing marketplaces behind a billion malicious messages. Attackers turn a remote support tool into a skeleton key.

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And Japan declares its first ever cybersecurity state of emergency. This is Cybersecurity Today for Monday, October 19th, and I'm your host, David Shipley. Let's get started.

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ConnectWise has shut down its cloud backup service, formerly Skykick, after an attacker stole the application's credential and used it to sign in to customers'

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