Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company received information that hackers may attempt to target them.
The news was first reported exclusively by German publication Heise, which cited an email that Kiteworks had sent to its customers about an “imminent” attack that could happen as soon as this weekend.
According to a copy of the email sent to customers on Friday and shared with TechCrunch, the company said it was concerned about the exploitation of vulnerabilities that are now unknown to Kiteworks.
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The tech giant said it received a "credible threat" from law enforcement about an imminent attack.
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Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company received information that hackers may attempt to target them.
Kiteworks confirmed to TechCrunch that it had told its customers about a potential threat. The news was first reported exclusively by German publication Heise, which cited an email that Kiteworks had sent to its customers about an “imminent” attack that could happen as soon as this weekend.
The FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA did not respond to TechCrunch’s requests for comment about the Kiteworks alert to customers.
Balonis said that the company has fixed all known vulnerabilities in its latest software release, 9.5.1, which it recommends all customers use.
According to a copy of the email sent to customers on Friday and shared with TechCrunch, the company said it was concerned about the exploitation of vulnerabilities that are now unknown to Kiteworks.
Security researcher Kevin Beaumont pointed to a listing of at least a thousand internet-facing Kiteworks systems online today.
Kiteworks is no stranger to cyberattacks.
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