---
id: 5978
title: "Identity Attack Watch: August 2021"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/identity-attack-watch-august-2021/"
published_at: "2021-08-27T20:06:55Z"
tags: ["active-directory", "news-roundup", "hive", "lockbit", "petitpotam", "proxyshell"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5978"
lang: en
---

# Identity Attack Watch: August 2021

## Summary

August 2021 roundup: LockFile exploited ProxyShell and PetitPotam to reach AD; LockBit 2.0 attacks surged (including Accenture); FBI issued a Hive alert after Memorial Health; Nokia's SAC Wireless hit by Conti.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2021-08-27T20:06:55Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/identity-attack-watch-august-2021/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5978