Jeff Bishop, ConnectWise's chief product officer, said ConnectWise Control and similar products are typically used by IT teams to remotely fix issues and apply updates, but added "malicious actors. Officials at Wipro couldn't be reached for comment on that reported aspect of the security incident. Krebs on Security, citing an anonymous source, reported the intruders used ConnectWise's ScreenConnect remote access tool (now known as ConnectWise Control) "to connect remotely to Wipro client systems." In the Wipro incident, an MSP software tool may have been used by the cyberattackers. Phishing attacks concern MSPs because they can lead to larger issues such as ransomware or malware. Those employees were targeted with an advanced, persistent phishing campaign, the executive said. Bhanumurthy B.M., chief executive of application services and strategic alliances at Wipro, said the company became aware of "potentially abnormal activity within our network that involved a few of our employee accounts." ![]() ![]() ![]() Wipro executives later discussed the event during the $8.5 billion company's fiscal fourth-quarter conference call. The Wipro security incident was first reported on the Krebs on Security website.
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