Recently there’s been quite a few updates to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, and lots of news surrounding some of the more recent exploits. I want to take a closer look at some of the more recent additions, as well as dive a little deeper into the purpose of this list, and why it is …
n this VMware ransomware breakdown we are going to take a closer look at Cheerscrypt. A very special thank you to our friends at TrendMicro for their great breakdown on Cheerscrypt. Now, let’s take a closer look at what makes this one a little different from the rest. Cheerscrypt Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Cheerscrypt is an interesting one …
Black Basta Rasnsomware is a multiplatform ransomware strain targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi. Black Basta is an interesting ransomware organization, as it is believed that there are former Conti and REvil members participating in it. If that doesn’t sound like a disaster waiting to happen, I don’t know what is. A Closer Look at …
Today for the latest in my ransomware series I thought it would be fun to take a look at a more interesting ransomware group with some history. REvil ransomware is an interesting one, since they were actually tracked down, members caught, and “disbanded”. Let’s take a closer look and some of the events during the …
GwisinLocker is a new piece of mutiplatform ransomware with a twist. It is a linux variant of ransomware targeting Linux machines and ESXi directly. While it does end up encrypting Windows VMs, it does not target the Windows OS specifically to exploit it;. This particular ransomware strain is very interesting, because it is targeting victims …
When we think about VMware products, many tend to immediately think of the flagship product VMware vSphere. VMware vSphere quickly becomes a critical part of your infrastructure once you begin to use it. What many don’t consider when they hear the term VMware is the numerous products that essentially ride on top of VMware vSphere …