Ransomware gangs have been exploiting a vulnerability in remote device control software SimpleHelp during a recent string of attacks, according to federal cybersecurity officials. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that CVE-2024-57727, a vulnerability affecting SimpleHelp’s widely-used remote access tools was exploited to “compromise customers of a utility billing software provider.” CISA declined to explain the timing of the advisory or what attacks it was refe
