The Australian Cyber Security Centre is on high alert for the vulnerability lately. The Australian corporate regulator has been the latest high-profile survivor of a hacking attack on the same program that used to target both the New Zealand Reserve Bank and the Allens law firm. On Monday (25th January) evening, a 'cyber safety incident involving a server used by ASIC' was said to have been hit by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
It all started when the Australia Securities Regulator reported that a server that was used to move files, including credit license applications, recently had a data security violation, where possibly some information has been viewed. The ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) said it became aware of the case on 15 January, but the credit license form(s) or attachments did not seem to have been downloaded, however.
Furthermore, the ASIC stated that “This incident is related to Accellion software used by ASIC to transfer files and attachments. It involved unauthorized access to a server which contained documents associated with recent Australian credit license applications.” Moreover, the regulator also said that “While the investigation is ongoing, it appears that there is some risk that some limited information may have been viewed by the threat actor. At this time ASIC has not seen evidence that any Australian credit license application forms or any attachments were opened or downloaded.” Accellion's file transfer program framework is a two-decade-old product but was revised last year after it heard about system vulnerabilities. The same incident occurred with the file-sharing software provided by Accellion based in California. The same software was also used by th ..
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