Popular IBM file transfer tool vulnerable to cyberattacks, CISA says

The IBM Aspera Faspex file transfer tool used by dozens of large organizations and businesses has a serious bug that malicious hackers are actively exploiting, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). 

CISA added the bug — named CVE-2022-47986 — to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities this week alongside two other bugs affecting business communication platform Mitel. 

The agency said the IBM vulnerability poses “significant risks to the federal enterprise.” CISA directs its alerts at the federal …

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