Clop ransomware targets Gladinet CentreStack in data theft attacks

The Clop ransomware gang (also known as Cl0p) is targeting Internet-exposed Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new data theft extortion campaign. Gladinet CentreStack enables businesses to securely share files hosted on on-premises file servers through web browsers, mobile apps, and mapped drives without requiring a VPN. According to Gladinet, CentreStack "is used by thousands of businesses from over 49 countries." Since April, Gladinet has released security updates to address several other security flaws that were exploited in attacks, some of them as zero-days. The Clop cybercrime gang is now scanning for and breaching CentreStack servers exposed online, with Curated Intel telling BleepingComputer that ransom notes are left on compromised servers. However, there is currently no information on the vulnerability Clop is exploiting to hack into CentreStack servers. It is unclear whether this is a zero-day flaw or a previously addressed bug that the owners of the hacked systems have yet to patch. "Incident Responders from the Curated Intelligence community have encountered a new CLOP extortion campaign targeting Internet-facing CentreStack file servers," warned threat intel group Curated Intelligence on Thursday. "From recent port scan data, there appears to be at least 200+ unique IPs running the "CentreStack - Login" HTTP Title, making them potential targets of CLOP who is exploiting an unknown CVE (n-day or zero-day) in these systems." Clop has a long history of targeti...