Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack

Kiteworks (formerly Accellion) notified customers of credible threat intelligence from law enforcement indicating a threat actor may attempt imminent zero‑day attacks against some Kiteworks systems; the company advised customers to perform precautionary shutdowns while it and law enforcement investigate. No confirmed compromise has been reported, but the advisory warns of potential exploitation vectors and references prior mass data‑theft incidents affecting many organizations, with potential disruption to sectors such as healthcare.