Tag: vmware
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Breach Roundup: Android RAT Hides Behind Hugging Face
Also, SmarterMail Flaw, Nike Breach Probe, Empire Market Co-Creator Pleads Guilty. This week, researchers exposed an Android RAT abusing Hugging Face. Attackers exploited a SmarterMail flaw. Automakers raised cyber spending. CISA flagged a VMware bug. Microsoft patched Office. An Empire Market co-creator pleaded guilty. Nike probed a breach. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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CISA Flags Actively Exploited VMware vCenter RCE Flaw in KEV Catalog
Tags: cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming that the flaw is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/vmware-vcenter-cve-2024-37079-exploited/
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BSI warnt: Tausende deutsche VMware-Instanzen sind angreifbar
Einige Admins haben die Management-Schnittstellen ihrer VMware-Instanzen exponiert. Über 90 Prozent davon sind laut BSI nicht einmal gepatcht. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/bsi-warnt-tausende-deutsche-vmware-instanzen-sind-angreifbar-2601-204615.html
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CISA says critical VMware RCE flaw now actively exploited
CISA has flagged a critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerability as actively exploited and ordered U.S. federal agencies to secure their servers within three weeks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-critical-vmware-rce-flaw-now-actively-exploited/
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Broadcom VMware vCenter to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Broadcom VMware vCenter Server vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-37079 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. vCenter Server is a centralized management platform developed…
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware vCenter Flaw CVE-2024-37079 to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw affecting Broadcom VMware vCenter Server that was patched in June 2024 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-37079 (CVSS score: 9.8), which refers to a heap overflow…
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Patch or die: VMware vCenter Server bug fixed in 2024 under attack today
If you skipped it back then, now’s a very good time First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/critical_vmware_vcenter_server_bug/
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Rethinking Microsegmentation During a VMware Exit
Tags: vmwareIntroduction Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware and the subsequent shift to subscription-based licensing and bundled offerings have forced many organizations to re-evaluate their long-term reliance on the VMware ecosystem. While some large enterprises have managed to negotiate acceptable commercial terms, many customers, particularly small and mid-sized organizations, are experiencing increased costs, reduced flexibility, and less predictable roadmaps. As……
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Lenovo has a hunch you’re about to try quitting VMware
Tweaks its hardware to run multiple private cloud stacks, and shift between them First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/lenovo_fx_multi_hypervisor_hci/
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MAESTRO Toolkit Exploiting VMware VM Escape Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity researchers from Huntress detail a major VM Escape attack where hackers took over host servers. Using a secret toolkit called MAESTRO, the attackers stayed hidden for over a year. Read the exclusive details on how this breach was stopped and how to protect your network. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/maestro-toolkit-vmware-vm-escape-vulnerabilities/
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
Chinese-speaking threat actors are suspected to have leveraged a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance as an initial access vector to deploy a VMware ESXi exploit that may have been developed as far back as February 2024.Cybersecurity firm Huntress, which observed the activity in December 2025 and stopped it before it could progress to the final stage,…
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China-linked cybercrims abused VMware ESXi zero-days a year before disclosure
Huntress analysis suggests VM escape bugs were already weaponized in the wild First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/china_esxi_zerodays/
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Chinese-speaking hackers exploited ESXi zero-days long before disclosure
Chinese-speaking attackers used a hacked SonicWall VPN to deploy ESXi zero-days that were likely exploited over a year before public disclosure. Chinese-speaking attackers were seen abusing a hacked SonicWall VPN to deliver a toolkit targeting VMware ESXi. The exploit chain included a sophisticated VM escape and appears to have been developed more than a year…
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VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been developed more than a year before the targeted vulnerabilities became publicly known. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-esxi-zero-days-likely-exploited-a-year-before-disclosure/
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Cybercriminals Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities Using Zero-Day Toolset
Huntress security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated VMware ESXi exploitation campaign using a zero-day toolkit that remained undetected for over a year before VMware’s public disclosure. The December 2025 intrusion, which began through a compromised SonicWall VPN, demonstrates how threat actors are chaining multiple critical vulnerabilities to achieve complete hypervisor compromise. Attack Chain Begins With…
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Cybercriminals Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities Using Zero-Day Toolset
Huntress security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated VMware ESXi exploitation campaign using a zero-day toolkit that remained undetected for over a year before VMware’s public disclosure. The December 2025 intrusion, which began through a compromised SonicWall VPN, demonstrates how threat actors are chaining multiple critical vulnerabilities to achieve complete hypervisor compromise. Attack Chain Begins With…
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Neue Ransomware-Bedrohung zielt auf deutsche Unternehmen
Tags: backup, ciso, cloud, cyberattack, encryption, extortion, firewall, germany, infrastructure, intelligence, network, ransomware, threat, tool, vmware, vulnerabilityDer Ransomware-Dienst Ransomhouse nutzt jetzt eine komplexe Dual-Schlüssel-Verschlüsselung und automatisierte Angriffe auf VMware ESXi.Sicherheitsexperten haben kürzlich festgestellt, dass die Ransomware-Gruppe Jolly Scorpius ihren RaaS-(Ransomware as a Service)-Dienst Ransomhouse massiv verbessert hat. Wie das Threat-Intelligence-Team von Palo Alto Networks berichtet, nutzt die Gruppe jetzt ein fortschrittliches duales Verschlüsselungssystem.Die Angriffe basieren auf einer aktualisierten Version des Verschlüsselungs-Trojaner…
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Critical vulnerability in IBM API Connect could allow authentication bypass
Tags: api, authentication, control, exploit, flaw, governance, ibm, mitigation, monitoring, radius, resilience, service, software, update, vmware, vulnerabilityInterim fixes provided: IBM said that the issue was discovered during internal testing, and it has provided interim fixes for each affected version of the software, with individual update details for VMware, OCP/CP4I, and Kubernetes.The only mitigation suggested for the flaw, according to IBM’s security bulletin, is this: “Customers unable to install the interim fix…
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Security Advisory Regarding BRICKSTORM
Tags: advisory, backdoor, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, malware, mandiant, threat, vmware, windowsExecutive Summary On December 5th, 2025 the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency, and Canada’s Cyber Security Centre released a joint malware report on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor targeting VMware vSphere and Windows environments. The suspected threat actor(s), tracked as UNC5221 by Mandiant and WARP PANDA by CrowdStrike, are identified as […]…
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Security Advisory Regarding BRICKSTORM
Tags: advisory, backdoor, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, malware, mandiant, threat, vmware, windowsExecutive Summary On December 5th, 2025 the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency, and Canada’s Cyber Security Centre released a joint malware report on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor targeting VMware vSphere and Windows environments. The suspected threat actor(s), tracked as UNC5221 by Mandiant and WARP PANDA by CrowdStrike, are identified as […]…
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Security Advisory Regarding BRICKSTORM
Tags: advisory, backdoor, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, malware, mandiant, threat, vmware, windowsExecutive Summary On December 5th, 2025 the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency, and Canada’s Cyber Security Centre released a joint malware report on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor targeting VMware vSphere and Windows environments. The suspected threat actor(s), tracked as UNC5221 by Mandiant and WARP PANDA by CrowdStrike, are identified as […]…
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China’s WARP PANDA APT Deploys BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Hijack VMware vCenter/ESXi and Azure Cloud
The post China’s WARP PANDA APT Deploys BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Hijack VMware vCenter/ESXi and Azure Cloud appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/chinas-warp-panda-apt-deploys-brickstorm-backdoor-to-hijack-vmware-vcenter-esxi-and-azure-cloud/
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China’s WARP PANDA APT Deploys BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Hijack VMware vCenter/ESXi and Azure Cloud
The post China’s WARP PANDA APT Deploys BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Hijack VMware vCenter/ESXi and Azure Cloud appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/chinas-warp-panda-apt-deploys-brickstorm-backdoor-to-hijack-vmware-vcenter-esxi-and-azure-cloud/
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China’s WARP PANDA APT Deploys BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Hijack VMware vCenter/ESXi and Azure Cloud
The post China’s WARP PANDA APT Deploys BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Hijack VMware vCenter/ESXi and Azure Cloud appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/chinas-warp-panda-apt-deploys-brickstorm-backdoor-to-hijack-vmware-vcenter-esxi-and-azure-cloud/
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Tools, um MCP-Server abzusichern
Tags: ai, api, authentication, cloud, compliance, data-breach, detection, framework, identity, incident response, injection, least-privilege, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, saas, service, startup, threat, tool, vmware, zero-trustUnabhängig davon, welche MCP-Server Unternehmen wofür einsetzen “Unsicherheiten” sollten dabei außenvorbleiben.Model Context Protocol (MCP) verbindet KI-Agenten mit Datenquellen und erfreut sich im Unternehmensumfeld wachsender Beliebtheit. Allerdings ist auch MCP nicht frei von Sicherheitslücken, wie entsprechende Entdeckungen, etwa beim SaaS-Anbieter Asana oder dem IT-Riesen Atlassian gezeigt haben. Inzwischen hat sich jedoch einiges in Sachen MCP-Sicherheit getan.…
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Personal Branding geht auch ohne Agentur
Das Experten-Netzwerk rückt Ihr Fachwissen in den Fokus optimal präsentiert auf unseren B2B-Plattformen.Was gut ist, kommt bekanntlich wieder. So auch das Experten-Netzwerk von CSO Deutschland, Computerwoche und CIO.de. Selbst wenn Sie davon noch nie zuvor etwas gehört haben: Vertrauen Sie uns, dieses Comeback ist eine gute Sache! Personal Brand als Experte ausbauen Denn das deutschsprachige…
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Tools, um MCP-Server abzusichern
Tags: ai, api, authentication, cloud, compliance, data-breach, detection, framework, identity, incident response, injection, least-privilege, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, saas, service, startup, threat, tool, vmware, zero-trustUnabhängig davon, welche MCP-Server Unternehmen wofür einsetzen “Unsicherheiten” sollten dabei außenvorbleiben.Model Context Protocol (MCP) verbindet KI-Agenten mit Datenquellen und erfreut sich im Unternehmensumfeld wachsender Beliebtheit. Allerdings ist auch MCP nicht frei von Sicherheitslücken, wie entsprechende Entdeckungen, etwa beim SaaS-Anbieter Asana oder dem IT-Riesen Atlassian gezeigt haben. Inzwischen hat sich jedoch einiges in Sachen MCP-Sicherheit getan.…
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Personal Branding geht auch ohne Agentur
Das Experten-Netzwerk rückt Ihr Fachwissen in den Fokus optimal präsentiert auf unseren B2B-Plattformen.Was gut ist, kommt bekanntlich wieder. So auch das Experten-Netzwerk von CSO Deutschland, Computerwoche und CIO.de. Selbst wenn Sie davon noch nie zuvor etwas gehört haben: Vertrauen Sie uns, dieses Comeback ist eine gute Sache! Personal Brand als Experte ausbauen Denn das deutschsprachige…
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Tools, um MCP-Server abzusichern
Tags: ai, api, authentication, cloud, compliance, data-breach, detection, framework, identity, incident response, injection, least-privilege, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, saas, service, startup, threat, tool, vmware, zero-trustUnabhängig davon, welche MCP-Server Unternehmen wofür einsetzen “Unsicherheiten” sollten dabei außenvorbleiben.Model Context Protocol (MCP) verbindet KI-Agenten mit Datenquellen und erfreut sich im Unternehmensumfeld wachsender Beliebtheit. Allerdings ist auch MCP nicht frei von Sicherheitslücken, wie entsprechende Entdeckungen, etwa beim SaaS-Anbieter Asana oder dem IT-Riesen Atlassian gezeigt haben. Inzwischen hat sich jedoch einiges in Sachen MCP-Sicherheit getan.…