EDGE DEVICE INTRUSIONS

Cyber Intrusions into Companies and Government Entities April 2020 to Present The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking the public for assistance in an investigation involving the compromise of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. As described by Sophos Ltd. in a recently released cyber security report, on April 22, 2020, an Advanced Persistent Threat group allegedly created and deployed malware exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2020-12271 as part of a widespread series of indiscriminate computer intrusions designed to exfiltrate sensitive data from firewalls worldwide. The FBI is seeking information regarding the identities of the individuals responsible for these cyber intrusions.