![]() ![]() ![]() Ticketmaster UK was exposed after a third-party chatbot plugin called Inbenta went rogue and was exploited for months. To understand how broad the risk is, here is another example. However, as evident in the SolarWinds case, they also allow hackers to exploit vulnerabilities that are tough to detect. ![]() Third-parties have become an integral part of website ecosystems today due to the time, cost and resource savings that come with their implementation. The biggest takeaway from this whole incident – Websites providing online services are no different. The extent of the data theft caused by the Orion compromise is yet to be determined, but many experts are estimating that it could be 100 million. Some of the potential victims include Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Deloitte, and even some parts of the Pentagon. This malicious code, which took months to be detected, created a backdoor to several companies, chosen by the attackers. This means that some SolarWinds clients were unknowingly implementing infected software for many months and putting their data at risk. While details are still murky at this point, all Orion software updates from around March 2020 were already contaminated due to malware that was planted on the SolarWinds servers. This proprietary software created by SolarWinds is currently helping over 30,000 companies from around the world manage their IT resources and streamline their operations. ![]()
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