How Hackers Used Legitimate Software to Breach U.S. Federal Agencies

A phishing scam using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software was used to target at least two federal agencies in the U.S. Specifically, cyber-criminal actors sent phishing emails that led to the download of legitimate RMM software – ScreenConnect (now ConnectWise Control) and AnyDesk – which they then used in a refund scam to […]

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