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Kiteworks cybersecurity threat and system shutdowns

Overview

Software company Kiteworks issued advisories for customers to perform precautionary system shutdowns following warnings from federal intelligence authorities regarding an imminent cyberattack. Initially, the company recommended a six-hour shutdown window to mitigate risks associated with potential ‘zero-day’ vulnerabilities.

As the situation developed, the advisory was updated to a nine-hour shutdown for certain systems, specifically targeting a critical vulnerability within the ‘Advanced Forms’ feature in version 9.5.1. While Kiteworks reported no confirmed compromises or active exploitations, the company managed shutdowns for its hosted services, while instructing self-hosted users to facilitate their own.

The general shutdown advisory was lifted on September 27, though customers using Advanced Forms in self-hosted environments were instructed to contact support before resuming operations.

Entities

Kiteworks · Frank Balonis · FBI · CISA · Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Timeline

  1. about 17 hours ago

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    Kiteworks urges precautionary system shutdowns amid cyberattack threat

    Kiteworks has urged customers to perform a precautionary system shutdown following credible intelligence from federal authorities regarding an imminent threat of a cyberattack.

Sources

bitnewsbot.com · borncity.com · cybernoz.com · it-boltwise.de · minutodaseguranca.blog.br · sempreupdate.com.br · techcrunch.com · thehackernews.com · therecord.media