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VMware ESXi Servers Targeted by New Ransomware Variant
A new double-extortion ransomware variant targets VMware ESXi servers, security researchers have found. The group behind it, named Cicada3301, has been promoting its ransomware-as-a-service operation since June. Once an attacker has initial access to a corporate network, they can copy and encrypt its private data using the Cicada3301 ransomware. They can then withhold the decryption key and threaten to expose…
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Linux version of new Cicada ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
Image: Midjourney A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is impersonating the legitimate Cicada 3301 organization and has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companies worldwide. The new cybercrime operation is named after and uses the same logo as the mysterious 2012-2014 online/real-world game named Cicada 3301 that involved elaborate cryptographic puzzles. However, there’s no connection between…
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Cicada3301 ransomware’s Linux encryptor targets VMware ESXi systems
Image: Midjourney A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation named Cicada3301 has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companies worldwide. The new cybercrime operation is named after the mysterious 2012-2014 online/real-world game that involved elaborate cryptographic puzzles and used the same logo for promotion on cybercrime forums. However, it is unlikely there’s a connection between the…
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