As Logitech confirms breach, here’s what you need to know about the Clop gang hack attack — customers and consumers likely impacted by data theft.
Updated November 17 with the full disclosure from Logitech International following confirmation of the hack attack, as well as cybersecurity expert advice regarding the lessons to learn from this data breach wake-up call.
, cybercrime groups continue to have success in their attacks against some of the biggest names in the technology sector. We’ve seen two zero-days used in a single attack, as confirmed byalready this month. Now you can add a hack attack by one of the most notorious of ransomware and extortion gangs,, which has led to a confirmed data breach impacting mouse and keyboard giants, Logitech. Here’s what we know so far.I have always been a fan of Logitech mice, I mean, who isn’t? But I’m not a fan of reading the words “Logitech International S.A. recently experienced a cybersecurity incident relating to the exfiltration of data,” I mean, who would be? Nobody wants to learn of a data breach that could impact them, whether as a user of Logitech products, a business partner, or an employee. Yet here we are, following the filing of a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that confirmed the data breach, as reported by It is not thought that the hacking incident affected Logitech products or business operations, but targeted a third-party software platform in order to access the Logitech data. The hacker, Logitech said, “used a zero-day vulnerability” that has been patched ”following its release by the software platform vendor.”As for the data that was stolen, Logitech said this “likely included limited information about employees and consumers and data relating to customers and suppliers’ which is not particularly comforting, as this implies it is not known exactly what data was accessed.In a similar vein, while Logitech has said that it “does not believe any sensitive personal information, such as national ID numbers or credit card information, was housed in the impacted IT system,” I would be much happier if that were stated as a fact rather than a belief. The Clop ransomware group announced the attack on Logitech a week ago, publishing details on its data-leak site, claiming that more than 1 TB of data had been stolen. The zero-day vulnerability is most likely an Oracle-related one, as Clop was known to be employing this during similar hack attacks in the summer.Upon detecting the incident, Logitech promptly took steps to investigate and respond, with the assistance of leading external cybersecurity firms. While the investigation is ongoing, at this time Logitech believes that the unauthorized third party used a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party software platform and copied certain data from the internal IT system. The zero-day vulnerability was patched by Logitech following its release by the software platform vendor. The data likely included limited information about employees and consumers, and data relating to customers and suppliers. Logitech does not believe any sensitive personal information, such as national ID numbers or credit card information, was housed in the impacted IT system. Logitech has begun the process to notify government entities as required. At this time, Logitech believes that the incident will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. Logitech maintains a comprehensive cybersecurity insurance policy, which the Company expects will cover costs associated with incident response and forensic investigations, as well as business interruptions, legal actions and regulatory fines, if any, subject to policy limits and deductibles. I have approached Logitech for a statement and will add clarification if one is forthcoming. In the meantime, Camellia Chan, co-founder and CEO at X-PHY Inc., told me that “the recent attack on Logitech is another reminder that relying purely on software-based solutions for cybersecurity has significant limitations.” Chan is referring to the fact that zero-day vulnerabilities, in widely used platforms, can be exploited before patches are available, leaving organizations exposed. “Businesses simply don’t know what they don’t know,” Chan continued, adding, “that’s why they need to prioritise defending full technology stacks, using hardware root of trust as the foundation of their security strategy to ensure complete monitoring, detection, and restoration capabilities.” What is needed, Chan concluded, is action and action now. “Incidents like this shouldn’t be treated as yet another wake-up call, we’ve had plenty.”
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