Qlik’s Vulnerabilities: A Cocktail of Chaos in Cybersecurity

Qlik, a business analytics firm, has been under attack as hackers exploit three of its vulnerabilities leading to Cactus ransomware deployment, reported by Arctic Wolf. This story is a cybersecurity version of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” where hackers are Goldilocks, and Qlik’s system vulnerabilities are the porridge.

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What's better than a chilling thriller with a dash of ransomware and a sprinkle of exploited vulnerabilities? Qlik, a business analytics firm, has been in the limelight, but not for its data solutions. It seems like some 'wolves' have been preying on Qlik's vulnerabilities, making a cocktail of chaos. Arctic Wolf, a security operations firm, has reported seeing attacks that exploited three vulnerabilities in Qlik's product, leading to Cactus ransomware deployment. This story is like a cybersecurity version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," except Goldilocks is a bunch of hackers and the porridge is Qlik's system vulnerabilities.

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