Centreon, a French software company, published a blog providing clarification on a report published by ANSSI , CERTFR-2021-CTI-004.According to Centreon, Russian Hackers hit only older versions of Centreon software.
Centreon clarifies that none of its paid customers have been subjected to the year-long hack on its primary product Centreon. Centreon boasts behemoths such as Airbus, Arcelor Mittal, Lacoste, Orange, SoftBank and several French government agencies and city governments as its customers.
Hacking Campaign
ANSSI, France’s cyber-security agency states that the hacking campaign lasted between 2017 and 2020. The hackers are believed to be associated with the Russian government. They had hacked into companies running the software and had installed malicious software to silently survey all their activities.
Centreon’s statement
Centreon has confirmed that only users running its free, open-source version of the version downloaded from the Centreon website were impacted….
