Unknown attackers compromised the update infrastructure of the Indian cybersecurity firm MicroWorld Technologies to distribute malware via its eScan antivirus software.
Wild how the thing designed to protect becomes the weakest link. The detail about sabotaging the self-heal mechanis m is particularly nasty since it compounds the breach window. Supply chain attacks through AV updates are the ultimate trust exploit because enterprises rarely question security vendor authenticity once initial verification passes.
Spot on. The 'blind trust' in security vendors is exactly what makes these supply chain attacks so lethal. By sabotaging the self-heal, they changed the locks. Do you think we'll see more enterprises moving toward 'staging' their AV updates rather than letting them auto-run?
Wild how the thing designed to protect becomes the weakest link. The detail about sabotaging the self-heal mechanis m is particularly nasty since it compounds the breach window. Supply chain attacks through AV updates are the ultimate trust exploit because enterprises rarely question security vendor authenticity once initial verification passes.
Spot on. The 'blind trust' in security vendors is exactly what makes these supply chain attacks so lethal. By sabotaging the self-heal, they changed the locks. Do you think we'll see more enterprises moving toward 'staging' their AV updates rather than letting them auto-run?