"Confidential Data Downloaded From UK Regulator Ofcom in Cyberattack"

Ofcom, Britain's communications regulator, has disclosed that hackers exploiting a flaw in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer file transfer app downloaded confidential information on companies it regulates. A spokesperson for Ofcom revealed that the organization was among the many impacted by the MOVEit cyberattack, which has potentially affected hundreds of organizations worldwide. Microsoft had initially warned that the Cl0p ransomware group was behind attempts to exploit MOVEit. Recently, Cl0p published an extortion note claiming to have used the vulnerability to attack "hundreds" of businesses. The gang threatened to publish victims' names on its extortion website by June 14 if they did not contact the group to negotiate a ransom. The actual number of companies worldwide that the hacking campaign has compromised is unknown. Over 2,000 instances of the MOVEit Transfer tool were discovered exposed to the public Internet, most of which were in the US. There were 128 instances of MOVEit Transfer exposed to the Internet from the UK, but the number of affected companies could be significantly higher. This article continues to discuss hackers downloading confidential data from Britain's communications regulator Ofcom through the exploitation of the vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer file transfer app. 

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