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GandCrab ransomware gang infects customers of remote IT support firms

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Dissent
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – September 29, 2018: Screenshot of GandCrab ransomware attack on a computer screen. Stock image credit: Dreamstime.

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

Hackers have used a two-year-old vulnerability in a software package used by remote IT support firms to gain a foothold on vulnerable networks and deploy the GandCrab ransomware on those companies’ customer workstations.

At least one company has been hit already, according to a report on Reddit, confirmed by cyber-security firm Huntress Labs.

The vulnerability used by the hackers impacts the Kaseya plugin for the ConnectWise Manage software, a professional services automation (PSA) product used by IT support firms.

Read more on ZDNet.

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