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 Outdated and unpatched VMware ESXi servers that still work with the February 2021 vulnerability were specifically attacked.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...