Thousands of machines worldwide were vulnerable to a ransomware attack on VMware ESXi servers, according to Italy’s national cybersecurity office, days after a similar hack targeted a UK derivatives trading firm.
The Italian government has announced that the cybersecurity agency, or ACN, will consult with senior officials on Monday morning to assess the situation. The agency claims that the US, Canada, and France are also impacted.
“The vulnerability being targeted is two years old and should have been patched by now,” says Stefano Zanero, full professor of cybersecurity at Italy’s Politecnico di Milano, “but evidently many systems are still not safeguarded.” Zanero went on to say that Italy wasn’t specifically a target.
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