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ConnectWise's status page says phased restoration began on Oct 21, 2026.
ConnectWise Cloud Backup incident · ConnectWise status page · archived copy · checked 24 Oct 2026 · Cite this fact · the story
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ConnectWise's status page says it has no evidence the encrypted backup archives were accessed, and that it cannot determine from its own investigation whether individual partners' or customers' Microsoft 365 environments were affected, so partners are advised to review their tenants.
ConnectWise Cloud Backup incident · ConnectWise status page · archived copy · checked 24 Oct 2026 · Cite this fact · the story
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ConnectWise's status page says seven application identities were disabled on Oct 17, 2026, and a full reset of all accounts and credentials in the affected Cloud Backup environment was completed on Oct 19, 2026.
ConnectWise Cloud Backup incident · ConnectWise status page · archived copy · checked 24 Oct 2026 · Cite this fact · the story
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ConnectWise's status page says that on Oct 16, 2026 it was investigating attempts of unauthorized access associated with its Cloud Backup environment (formerly SkyKick), and on Oct 17 that it had identified unauthorized access to application identities.
ConnectWise Cloud Backup incident · ConnectWise status page · archived copy · checked 24 Oct 2026 · Cite this fact · the story
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Microsoft says ConnectWise published an initial advisory on October 16, 2026, about attempted unauthorized access associated with Cloud Backup.
AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise · Microsoft Security Blog · archived copy · checked 24 Oct 2026 · Cite this fact · the story
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Microsoft assesses that Storm-0940 was responsible for the recently disclosed ConnectWise supply chain compromise of a multi-tenant application.
AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise · Microsoft Security Blog · archived copy · checked 24 Oct 2026 · Cite this fact · the story
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