![]() ![]() When it found a company on its list of telecom providers, it deployed a second piece of malware that allowed the hackers to take over the computer and begin mining it for information. In the breach reported on Tuesday, researchers found hackers had hidden malware in the popular program, which cleans cookies and junk programs from PCs and Android phones to make them run faster. That malware then sent information back to the hackers about the compromised computers, including their Internet addresses and who had access to them. The discovery is the latest in a lengthening list of cyber attacks at businesses. The CCleaner malware has been particularly malevolent - and choosy. ![]() The hackers' program was specifically looking for companies on a list of telecom equipment manufacturers and a few telecommunication companies, attacking many but only infecting a portion, AVAST wrote in a blog posted Thursday night. ![]() When Avast, which owns the program, looked at the computer logs it was able to recreate after the attack, it found just 23 compromised computers at eight different companies. SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers who broke into as many as 2.27 million accounts of a computer cleaning program were targeting telecom equipment companies in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, security company Avast told USA TODAY Thursday. Watch Video: CCleaner malware hack: What to know and how to protect yourself ![]()
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