Bleeping Computer

CCleaner Hack Carried Out In Order to Target Big Tech Companies

The CCleaner hack that took place over the summer and came to light this week might have been carried out by an infamous cyber-espionage group, believed to be operating out of China, and which ...
Threat Post

Inside the CCleaner Backdoor Attack

Two members of Avast’s threat intelligence team shared new information about the CCleaner backdoor attack. MADRID—As the investigation continues into the backdoor planted inside CCleaner, two members ...
Digital Trends

CCleaner downloads are found to be infected with malware, affecting millions

For about 22 days, the CCleaner system maintenance application distributed malware through its official channels. It appears to have been an exploit of the CCleaner installer’s download server, ...
Wired

The CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted at Least 18 Tech Firms

Update: On September 25, Avast confirmed that of the 18 companies targeted, a total of 40 computers were successfully infected with a secondary malware installation at the following companies: Samsung ...
Computer Weekly

Malware hidden in CCleaner targeted tech firms

Several major technology companies were targeted by malicious code injected into Avast-owned Piriform CCleaner software prior to release in a supply chain compromise. Earlier this week, Piriform said ...
CSOonline

Hackers backdoored CCleaner for a month: Over 2 million infected with malware

The 32-bit version of CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191 were infected with malware. Affected systems need to be restored to a state before Aug. 15, 2017, or reinstalled. Hackers ...
Neowin

32-bit CCleaner 5.33, CCleaner Cloud 1.07 compromised, introduced backdoor

A two-stage backdoor in digitally signed binaries of 32-bit CCleaner 5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud 1.07.3191 caused the sending of "non-sensitive data" to a server in the US. The issue has been fixed.