GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploitation Linked to Ransomware Attacks

The recent exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) software has been linked by a cybersecurity firm to a known cybercrime group that has likely attempted to exploit the flaw in a ransomware attack. On February 1, Fortra alerted GoAnywhere MFT users about a zero-day remote code injection exploit. The vendor immediately provided indicators of compromise (IoCs) and mitigations, but released a patch only a week later. Users, particularly those