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How Ransomware Attackers Hit Virtual Machine Hypervisors

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Hypervisors under fire: BlackMatter, HelloKitty and REvil are among the ransomware groups targeting instances of VMware’s ESXi. In one case investigated by security firm Sophos, after first accessing a TeamViewer account, attackers left an organization’s ESXi environment crypto-locked just three hours later.

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