Know Your Breach: ScienceLogic
Oct 4, 2024 9:23:57 AM
The Target: ScienceLogic SL1 (formerly EM7) is an IT operations platform for monitoring, analyzing, and automating an organization's infrastructure, including cloud, networks, and applications.
The Take: The hackers exploited the zero-day to gain access to web servers and steal limited customer monitoring data, including customer account names and numbers, customer usernames, Rackspace internally generated device IDs, device name and information, IP addresses, and AES256 encrypted Rackspace internal device agent credentials.
The Vector: Threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party tool used by the ScienceLogic SL1 platform.
This breach is critical reminder that zero-day exploits do happen, and furthermore that patching software in a timely, effective manner is a key component of ensuring customer data is protected. Ensuring third-party vendors are deploying patches and fixes in accordance with a firm’s cybersecurity policy is an important step in an overall robust security posture.