Tag: vmware
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New Malware Is Going After VMware Systems
This dangerous new Linux malware is going after VMware systems with multiple extortion attempts. Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro recently found a Linux variant of the dreaded Play ransomware strain targeting VMWare ESXi environments. In a technical breakdown, Trend Micro’s Threat Hunting team said this was the first time Play was seen targeting ESXi environments,…
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Malware Variant Targets ESXi Environments
In this blog entry, our researchers provide an analysis of TargetCompany ransomware’s Linux variant and how it targets VMware ESXi environments using new methods for payload delivery and execution. Discovered in June 2021, The TargetCompany ransomware is tracked by Trend Micro as “Water Gatpanapun” and has a leak site under the name “Mallox.” We have…
