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VMware ESXi Server: Expert analysis of ransomware attacks
VMware ESXi Server: Expert analysis of ransomware attacks

In the ransomware wave, which, according to the BSI, affects thousands of servers worldwide, including a mid-three-digit number of German companies, the attackers are targeting server farms - so-called ESXi servers - and thus the heart of every IT landscape. Outdated and unpatched VMware ESXi servers that still work with the February 2021 vulnerability were specifically attacked. According to the BSI - Federal Office for Information Security, thousands of servers running VMware's ESXi virtualization solution were infected with ransomware and many were also encrypted in a widespread global attack. The regional focus...

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Europe: Thousands of VMware ESXi servers attacked with ransomware
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According to the BSI - Federal Office for Information Security, thousands of servers running VMware's ESXi virtualization solution were infected with ransomware and many were also encrypted in a widespread global attack. The regional focus of the attacks on the VMware ESXi servers was on France, the USA, Germany and Canada - other countries are also affected. The perpetrators took advantage of a long-known vulnerability in the application's OpenSLP service, which triggered a "heap overflow" and ultimately allowed code to be executed remotely. In the meantime…

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