MyCert issues alert on MOVEit Transfer vulnerability, users and organisations urged to review advisory

Listed among the recommendations in the advisory by Progress are to disable traffic into the MOVEit Transfer environment or system, delete unauthorised files/users accounts and apply updated security patches. — Image by DCStudio on Freepik

The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCert) has issued an advisory on the MOVEit Transfer security flaw, which is being exploited by a ransomware gang to breach a number of companies around the world.

MyCert said in its advisory that threat actors could exploit the vulnerability to take over an affected system, adding that all MOVEIt Transfer versions are susceptible.