ConnectWise Cloud Backup Security Incident

ConnectWise

ConnectWise resets credentials after security incident leads to unauthorized access to application identities associated with Cloud Backup.

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Reset credentials for Cloud Backup application identities and review access logs for unauthorized use.

First seen: 20 Oct 2026
Last update: 23 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTC
Source: news
On the menu as: Remote access

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## ConnectWise Cloud Backup Security Incident
Severity: unknown. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: ConnectWise

ConnectWise resets credentials after security incident leads to unauthorized access to application identities associated with Cloud Backup.

## Steps
1. This touches infrastructure (remote-support). Look in terraform, ansible, cloud-init, Dockerfiles and docs for the product and version we run. If it isn't in the repo, say so and list what a human should check on the box.
2. There is no fix yet. Until one ships: ConnectWise resets credentials after security incident leads to unauthorized access to application identities associated with Cloud Backup.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/connectwise-resets-credentials-as-cloud.html https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/microsoft-says-connectwise-breach-let-chinese-spies-loose-on-2250-cloud-tenants/5304687 https://therecord.media/china-cyber-connectwise-ai
https://pwned.coffee/i/connectwise-cloud-backup-security-incident

Timeline

23 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTC
Microsoft comments on the breach.
20 Oct 2026
First reported.

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 24 Oct 2026, 17:17 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

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