cPGuard Update Channel Hijacked to Backdoor Linux Servers and Collect Password Hashes
An attacker broke into the update system of the cPGuard security tool on November 2 and used it to send a malicious script to customers' Linux servers. The script installed a backdoor and collected password hashes and other sensitive fil…
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