A recently disclosed breach at Avast-owned Piriform, makers of the popular software utility CCleaner, was a highly targeted attack performed by a sophisticated actor, Avast and Cisco security researchers have discovered.
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Attack on Software Firm Was Sophisticated, Highly Targeted
A recently disclosed breach at Avast-owned Piriform, makers of the popular software utility CCleaner, was a highly targeted attack performed by a sophisticated actor, Avast and Cisco security researchers have discovered. The post Attack on Software Firm Was Sophisticated, Highly Targeted appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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