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Linux-based Ransomware Cheerscrypt Attacks VMware ESXi Servers

posted onMay 29, 2022
by l33tdawg
Cyber Security News
Credit: Cyber Security News

There has been an appearance in the cybercrime universe of a new ransomware attack dubbed ‘Cheers.’ It targets the VMware ESXi servers that have been found to be vulnerable.

There are many large organizations and large companies in the world that use virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi, making their encryption a serious disruption to the business operations of the companies using them. The VMware ESXi platform has been targeted by many ransomware groups in the past, with the most recent ones being:-

  •     LockBit
  •     Hive

Among the new additions to the group is ‘Cheerscrypt’ ransomware (aka Cheers). Security analysts at Trend Micro discovered the brand-new ransomware.

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