Russia-Linked Threat Group Caught Deploying Backdoors on Linux Servers in an Attack That Triggers New Conversations on Software Supply Chain Security

Slovenia-based cybersecurity research company ACROS Security last week announced the release of an unofficial micro-patch for a that North Korean hackers are believed to have exploited in a campaign targeting security researchers.

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Read more: Vendor Ships Unofficial Patch for IE Zero-Day Vulnerability

VMware last week informed customers about the availability of patches for a potentially serious vulnerability affecting its vSphere Replication product.

vSphere Replication, a VMware vSphere component, is a virtual machine replication engine designed for data protection and disaster recovery.

Many companies still expose SolarWinds Orion to the internet and have failed to take action following the disclosure of the , according to RiskRecon, a Mastercard company that specializes in risk assessment.

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Read more: Many SolarWinds Customers Failed to Secure Systems Following Hack

Several cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in the second week of February 2021.

Accellion has formally announced plans to retire FTA, the large file transfer service that was at the heart of several recently disclosed data breaches.

The 20-year-old service is planned for retirement on April 30, 2021, past which Accellion won’t renew licenses for the software.