Ransomware gangs exploit VMware control systems to reach enterprise data

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Daily Cyber News: Ransomware gangs exploit VMware control systems to reach enterprise data Enterprise virtualization environments now have a confirmed ransomware path through VMware vCenter. CISA says ransomware gangs have joined ongoing attacks against a critical directory-traversal issue that Broadcom patched on July 29th. An unauthenticated attacker can abuse the vCenter Syslog server to execute arbitrary code. Key context: This matters because vCenter can provide reach into virtual machines and sensitive internal data. For more cybersecurity news and the full Daily Cyber newsletter, visit DailyCyber.News.Cybersecurity training, courses, books, and resources: BareMetalCyber.com. Topics: cybersecurity news, cybersecurity, cyber risk, ransomware, gangs, exploit, VMware, control, systems, reach.

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