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Everyone with VMWare ESXi running - Upgrade now!

terrahostterrahost Member, Patron Provider
edited February 2023 in General

An exploit in almost all recent versions of ESXi are being targeted by ransomware today! In our datacenter alone we've seen multiple encrypted servers. We've for now blocked port 427 on the edge to avoid further encryptions.

Read more here
https://blog.ovhcloud.com/ransomware-targeting-vmware-esxi/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-esxiargs-ransomware-attack-targets-vmware-esxi-servers-worldwide/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/782193/esxi-ransomware-help/

Upgrade your server now if you haven't done so already.

Looks something like this:

Comments

  • ESXi exposed to the internet???

  • @Turner said:
    ESXi exposed to the internet???

    Seems like a lot of people in those forums have just installed them on OVH/Hetzner and then just left them open.

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