Organizations in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Northern Ireland have had their PCs compromised in intrusions involving fake U.S. Social Security Administration emails and ConnectWise ScreenConnect exploits, HackRead reports.
The incident began when a police officer intended to send a link for the man to upload images related to an investigation but instead mistakenly shared a download link to sensitive police files.
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