Hackers could’ve gained access to every Citrix customer’s computer – and Citrix didn’t notice a thing

If multi-billion dollar software giant Citrix can let a major hack go under its radar, what hope is there for you? – that seems to be the message behind the latest cyber security attack, in which Russian hacker group w0rm claims to have been able to gain access to the content management system on the Citrix network via an insecure password.

W0rm has previously offered to sell stolen data from the Wall Street Journal,  BBC, Adobe, Vice and CNET, but also runs legitimate penetration testing, putting it somewhere between a blackhat and whitehack hacker. It claims to have undertaken the Citrix hack for altruistic reasons, using its powers to expose the security flaws of big networks. For the full article click here 

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