Microsoft warns ransomware gangs are hitting VMware flaw that lets them become admins
Microsoft warns ransomware gangs are hitting VMware flaw that lets them become admins A patch is available, so apply immediately, Microsoft says When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Ransomware gangs are actively exploiting a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors to deploy encryptors and wreak havoc among victim organizations, experts have warned. In ablog postcovering the issue,Microsoftclaimed VMware’s ESXi was vulnerable to an authentication bypass flaw that allowedransomwareoperators to obtain full administrative permissions on domain-joined hypervisors....