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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The maker of the popular optimization app CCleaner has confirmed hackers stole a trove of personal information about its paid customers following a data breach in May.
In an email sent to customers, Gen Digital, the multinational software company that owns CCleaner, Avast, NortonLifeLock and Avira brands, said that the hackers exploited a vulnerability in the widely used MOVEit file transfer tool, which is used by thousands of organizations, including CCleaner, to move large sets of sensitive data over the internet.
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The mass-hacking of MOVEit file transfer tools began in May, and quickly became the biggest hack of the year (so far) by the number of victims alone.
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Researchers tracking the mass-hacks say more than 2,500 organizations have confirmed MOVEit-related data breaches since May, amounting to at least 66 million individuals — though, the true number of affected people is likely far higher.
Clop has not yet listed CCleaner on its dark web leak site, which ransomware gangs use to extort companies by publishing stolen files if the hackers’ ransom is not paid.
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A spokesperson for Gen Digital said at the time that the incident was limited to the personal information of its employees and contractors, and that “no customer or partner data has been exposed.”
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They fucking bought avira too? What a shame. I remember back 12 years ago avast, avira, and ccleaner used to be good, then they all sold out to this shitty company
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.