Massive ransomware attack targets VMware ESXi servers worldwide

A global ransomware attack has hit thousands of servers running the VMware ESxi hypervisor, with many more servers expected to be affected, according to national cybersecurity agencies and security experts around the world.

The Computer Emergency Response Team of France (CERT-FR) was the first to notice and send an alert about the attack.

“On February 3, CERT-FR became aware of attack campaigns targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors with the aim of deploying ransomware on them,” CERT-FR wrote. 

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