CCleaner supply chain compromise
A version of the widely used utility software CCleaner has reportedly been delivering malware via a recent software update. This tactic of targeting through supply chains, exploiting the trust between consumers and suppliers, provides wide scope for infection, as illustrated by the case of NotPetya malware which spread via Ukrainian accounting software.
Avast, the parent company of CCleaner developers Piriform, initially reported that 2.27 million…
Link: Weekly Threat Report 22nd September 2017
Source: NCSC Reports
