“Technology leaders face a pivotal year in 2026, where disruption, innovation, and risk are expanding at unprecedented speed,” said Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. “The top strategic technology trends identified for 2026 are tightly interwoven and...
Our goal with ATT&CK v17 is to help defenders stay aligned with where adversaries are headed by looking at where they’ve recently been. This release aims to inform defensive efforts by focusing on the platforms adversaries are exploiting, the techniques they’re...
On April 6, 2022, VMware published a security advisory mentioning eight vulnerabilities, including CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960 impacting their products VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. On April 13, they updated their...
We see five major emerging trends reshaping the threat landscape. First, threat actors are augmenting traditional ransomware and extortion with attacks designed to intentionally disrupt operations. In 2024, 86% of incidents that Unit 42 responded to involved business...
The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North America. “The group’s core tactics have remained consistent and do not rely on software...
Broadcom’s VMware vSphere product continues to be a top choice for private cloud virtualization, underpinning important systems and critical infrastructure. Far from losing its appeal, organizations still rely heavily on vSphere for its stability and control....
As FIN groups continue to execute fast-impact ransomware campaigns and nation-state APTs favor long-term infrastructure control, hypervisors have become the new high ground. This talk explores a set of stealthy, reliable persistence techniques targeting VMware ESXi,...
Unit 42 & Mandiant ESXi Recommendations How does your Incident Response plan address ESXi? Check out these recommendations from Unit 42 and Mandiant, along with how ZeroLock can help! Download the...
Aliases ABCD ransomware LockBit 2.0 LockBit Black (3.0) LockBit Green LockBit 5.0 Get Threat Intel and Security Updates Delivered to Your Inbox. Name* First Last Business Email* Profiling Threat Actor Type: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) with...
Hypervisor attacks are accelerating, and the cost is catastrophic. Recent ESXi ransomware attacks have cost organizations hundreds of millions in recovery. In some cases, a single ESXi breach has led to costs exceeding $400 million. Ransomware targeting virtualized...
