Amid NSA warning, attacks on Confluence have risen in recent weeks

mood · Nov 7, 2019

Amid NSA warning, attacks on Confluence have risen in recent weeks
November 6, 2019
https://www.cyberscoop.com/nsa-confluence-vulnerability-warning/

The National Security Agency’s recent warning about nation-state actors exploiting a vulnerability affecting Confluence wasn’t merely a delayed confirmation of information that the cybersecurity community already had on its radar.
It also appears to tip off new exploitation of the vulnerability — hackers have been dramatically stepping up the pace and persistence of their attacks on the popular workplace collaboration software in recent weeks, according to new private sector research obtained by CyberScoop.

The attackers are using a vulnerability that Confluence warned about this spring, according to data from Trend Micro’s TippingPoint technology.
The data also show a brief spike in activity in July.

When reached for comment, NSA press officer Donna Lohr confirmed the “NSA released this advisory based on an uptick in use of this vulnerability,” and emphasized patching the vulnerability.

“NSA would like the community to understand that there is always sound reasoning behind the timing of our advisories; they should be viewed as a call to act,” Lohr said.
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Amid NSA warning, attacks on Confluence have risen in recent weeks

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