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  1. 2026

    ConnectWise Cloud Backup cyberattack reported

    Issue disclosure

    Microsoft reported that hackers tied to the Chinese state breached ConnectWise. ConnectWise CEO Manny Rivelo said the analysis and evidence reviewed by the company pointed to a China state-aligned group as the likely culprit behind the ConnectWise Cloud Backup attack. The statements attributed the breach to hackers linked to the Chinese state and identified a China state-aligned group as the likely actor behind the attack on ConnectWise Cloud Backup.

    Company response

    • Remediation — ConnectWise

      ConnectWise says the affected shared credentials have been invalidated.

    • Ongoing disclosure — ConnectWise

      ConnectWise has expanded its technical guidance and published additional suspicious IP addresses for partners to investigate.

    Source excerpt

    • Microsoft reported on Wednesday that hackers tied to the Chinese state breached the IT services provider using an AI-powered penetration testing tool.
    • Manny Rivelo, ConnectWise’s CEO, said in a separate statement that Microsoft’s analysis and the evidence his company had reviewed pointed to a China state-aligned group as the likely culprit behind the ConnectWise Cloud Backup attack.
    • Security researchers at Microsoft say the China state-aligned hackers broke into ConnectWise’s cloud backup service and stole application credentials that are used to establish data links between ConnectWise and its corporate customers, who rely on the cloud service to back up their company’s data.
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