An ongoing cyberattack against U.S. businesses running versions of the Microsoft Exchange Server has already affected at least five Iowa organizations in the last 12 hours, and more will likely be detected, Coralville cybersecurity firm ProCircular told the Business Record today. Organizations using on-premises Exchange Server versions 2019, 2016 and 2013 are vulnerable. The attack is primarily targeting U.S. entities in critical services, including health care, finance, logistics, manufacturing, defense
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Ongoing cyberattack detected, affecting versions of Microsoft Exchange Server; at least five Iowa organizations affected
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