⚡Top Cybersecurity News Stories This Week — Cybersecurity Newsletter

Hey 👋 there, cyber friends! Welcome to this week's cybersecurity newsletter, where we aim to keep you informed and empowered in the ever-changing world of cyber threats. In today's edition, we will cover some interesting developments in the cybersecurity landscape and share some insightful analys...

⚡Top Cybersecurity News Stories This Week — Cybersecurity Newsletter

Hey 👋 there, cyber friends! Welcome to this week's cybersecurity newsletter , where we aim to keep you informed and empowered in the ever-changing world of cyber threats. In today's edition, we will cover some interesting developments in the cybersecurity landscape and share some insightful...

ESXiArgs Ransomware Hits Over 500 New Targets in European Countries

More than 500 hosts have been newly compromised en masse by the ESXiArgs ransomware strain, most of which are located in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the U.K., and Ukraine. The findings come from attack surface management firm Censys, which discovered "two hosts with strikingly similar ranso...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 6 February to 12 February 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Hive Pro identified three active actors over the past week. The first, OilRig, is a well-known threat actor known for its information theft and espionage activities. The secon...

Global ESXiArgs ransomware attack on the back of a two-year-old vulnerability

Global ESXiArgs Ransomware Attack on the Back of a Two-Year-Old Vulnerability By John Fokker, Alfred Alvarado, Tim Hux, Jeffrey Sman, Joao Marques · February 09, 2023 Figure 1: Global Telemetry from Trellix ATLAS for Ips connecting to port 427 Introduction: Early this week, VMware issued a...

CISA Offers Recovery Tool for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims

By Deeba Ahmed The recovery tool is available on GitHub for free. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA Offers Recovery Tool for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims...

VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The refutation came days after Europe and North America were rattled by ESXiArgs Ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks...

CISA and FBI Release ESXiArgs Ransomware Recovery Guidance

Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, ESXiArgs Ransomware Virtual Machine Recovery Guidance. This advisory describes the ongoing ransomware campaign known as “ESXiArgs.” Malicious cyber actors may be exploiting known vulnerabilities in...

CISA Releases ESXiArgs Ransomware Recovery Script

CISA has released a recovery script for organizations that have fallen victim to ESXiArgs ransomware. The ESXiArgs ransomware encrypts configuration files on vulnerable ESXi servers, potentially rendering virtual machines VMs unusable. CISA recommends organizations impacted by ESXiArgs evaluate t...