Risk Alert: Ubiquiti Urges Users to Change their Passwords Immediately and Implement Multifactor Authentication

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ubiquiti is a major vendor of cloud-enabled devices that is used by many the IT Managed Service Providers (IT MSPs) who provide technology infrastructure support to BW Cyber Services’ clients. Specifically, the company says an incident at a third-party cloud provider may have exposed customer account information and credentials used to remotely manage Ubiquiti gear.

The notice from the company is as follows:

Ubiquiti Email Notice

The warning from Ubiquiti carries particular significance because the company has made it fairly difficult for customers using the latest Ubiquiti firmware to interact with their devices without first authenticating through the company’s cloud-based systems.

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