3 ms·
> Given the presence of this compilation artifact as well as the fact that the binary was digitally signed using a valid certificate issued to the software deve
by jasonmaydie 9y ago
> Given the presence of this compilation artifact as well as the fact that the binary was digitally signed using a valid certificate issued to the software developer, it is likely that an external attacker compromised a portion of their development or build environment and leveraged that access to insert malware into the CCleaner build that was released and hosted by the organization.
Did you read the article? It can happen to any company. It just so happens they targeted a very popular downloaded application. Who knows what other software installers have been compromised.