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Partner Post: Varonis' Blog on How the MOVEit Vulnerability Impacts Federal Government Agencies

By Megan Garza Across the globe, CL0P ransomware group is extorting hundreds of organizations — including federal government agencies — after exploiting a critical SQLi vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, potentially leading to arbitrary remote code execution and unauthorized data access. New victims seem to emerge daily, with CL0P threatening to publish stolen data publicly if organizations don’t pay up. Host Matt Radolec, David Gibson, and guest Dvir Sason held a special State of Cybercrime to discuss how the ransomware group exploited the critical flaw in the transfer application and why the threat to federal government agencies is so concerning.

Partner Post: Anthology's Blog on How One of the Largest State Agencies in the U.S. Successfully Manages Training

Author: Celena Westlund, Senior Marketing Manager for Business and Government Anthology The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) serves the 40 million people who live in the state of California. The CDSS is one of the largest government agencies in the United States. Its stated mission is to “serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence.” With a budget of $25 billion for the 2022-23 fiscal year and over 6,000 employees, the CDSS has a massive impact on the state of California and its overall wellbeing. The CDSS has 51 offices plus 58 county welfare departments.

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