The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide, including Italian systems. The attackers are attempting to exploit the CVE-2021–21974 vulnerability.
According to the ACN, most of the attacks targeted systems in France, followed by Finland, North America, Canada, and the United States.
The alert issued by the agency states that the Italian computer security incident response team Italy is aware of dozens of local organizations exposed to ransomware attacks exploiting the CVE-2021–21974 flaw in VMware ESXi servers.
