Construction Firms Targeted in Brute Force Assaults on Accounting Software

Unidentified hackers have targeted construction firms using Foundation accounting software, security experts revealed earlier this week.

According to cybersecurity firm Huntress, the hackers hunt for publicly available Foundation installations on the internet and then test combinations of default usernames and passwords that allow for administrative access.

Huntress claimed it has detected active software breaches from organisations in the plumbing, concrete, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industries. The researchers did not specify whether the attacks were effective or what their purpose was.

Foundation Software, the platform’s Ohio-based developer, stated that it was working with Huntress to clarify some of the report’s information.

“The event potentially impacted a small subset of on-premise FOUNDATION users. It did not at all impact the bulk of our accounting users, which are under our secure, cloud-based [software-as-a-service] offering.

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