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MalBot September 7, 2024, 9:36pm 1 Cicada3301, a ransomware group first detected in June 2024, appears to be either a rebranded or derivative version of the ALPHV ransomware group, employing a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The ransomware, written in Rust, targets both Windows and Linux/ESXi environments, utilizing ChaCha20 for encryption. Technical analysis reveals several key similarities…
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BlackByte, a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group that surfaced about mid-2021 appears to have traces of Conti’s evolution.
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A new variant of Cicada ransomware targets VMware ESXi systems
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Threat actors using the infamous BlackByte ransomware strain have joined the rapidly growing number of cybercriminals targeting a recent authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware ESXi to compromise the core infrastructure of enterprise networks.
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MalBot August 28, 2024, 9:20pm 1 Security pros say by exploiting a recently discovered ESXi flaw, BlackByte has shifted to a more APT-style approach.
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BlackByte Ransomware group targets recently patched VMware ESXi flaw CVE-2024-37085
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VMware ESXi, a popular type-1 hypervisor, is widely used for virtualization in enterprises. As a bare-metal hypervisor, ESXi operates directly on the hardware, making it a cornerstone of many organizations’ mission-critical systems. However, ESXi’s prominence and its lack of native endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities have made it an attractive target for attackers, especially…
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Table of Contents Introduction A Word of Caution A Word of Advice Requirements to Deploy GOAD Current ESXi Setup Configure GOAD Network Group Obtain Required Packages to Deploy GOAD with Our Linux Machine Stage 1: Deploying the GOAD Environment Conclusion Introduction Over the years, I’ve been refining and automating vulnerable Active Directory environments in my…
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In recent weeks, a significant surge in attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers has raised alarms across the cybersecurity industry. These attacks have exploited a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-37085, which lets attackers gain full administrative access to ESXi hypervisors when joined to Active Directory domains. This flaw has been a gateway for multiple…
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MalBot August 7, 2024, 10:05am 1 Ten recommendations for defenders when natively run EDR isn’t an option
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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos:
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Update as of August 1, 2024 A year and a half after our original research, ransomware groups have continued to increase attacks targeting ESXi virtualization environments. Here are two of the main developments:
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Written By: Ferdi GülContributor: Ferhat Dikbiyik Welcome to this week’s Focus Friday blog, where we dive into high-profile incidents affecting the cybersecurity landscape from a Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) perspective. This week, we focus on a significant vulnerability in VMware ESXi, identified as CVE-2024-37085, which has been actively exploited by ransomware operators. We will explore…
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MalBot August 2, 2024, 2:15pm 1 Despite the elevated detections, workarounds may have already been applied in some VMware ESXi instances, according to The Shadowserver Foundation.
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Over 20,000 internet-exposed VMware ESXi instances vulnerable to CVE-2024-37085
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A critical flaw in the VMware ESXi hypervisor is being exploited in the wild by ransomware groups, according to research from Microsoft, less than a week after VMWare issued a patch to address the issue.
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What is the Attack? Threat actors are exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in ESXi hypervisors, known as CVE-2024-37085, to gain full administrative permissions on domain-joined ESXi hypervisors. This flaw allows threat actors to encrypt critical ESXi servers in ransomware attacks. On Monday, July 29, Microsoft published a threat intelligence blog on observed exploitation of CVE-2024-37085.…
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Microsoft researchers revealed that ransomware threat groups exploit the VMware ESXi vulnerability CVE-2024-37085 for mass encryption.
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Microsoft has issued a significant security alert regarding a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors, which ransomware operators have actively exploited.
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CISA has ordered U.S. Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to secure their servers against a VMware ESXi authentication bypass vulnerability exploited in ransomware attacks.