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Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure  The Hacker News Scattered Spider is running a VMware ESXi hacking spree  BleepingComputer UNC3944 Attacking VMware vSphere and Enabling SSH on ESXi Hosts to Reset ‘root’ Passwords  CyberSecurityNews Cybercrime trendsetter Scattered Spider rarely needs to hack  Techzine Global Scattered Spider Targeting VMware vSphere Environments  SecurityWeek Source link

Scattered Spider hackers have been aggressively targeting virtualized environments by attacking VMware ESXi hypervisors at U.S. companies in the retail, airline, transportation, and insurance sectors. According to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GITG), the attackers keep employing their usual tactics that do not include vulnerability exploits but rely on perfectly executed social engineering “to bypass even mature security programs.” A Scattered …