The Akira ransomware group has been experimenting with new tools, bugs, and attack surfaces, with demonstrated success in ...

The Akira ransomware group has made over $244 million in proceeds from its malicious activities, according to government ...

The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt ...

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What we know so far: Whether LockBit 5.0 achieves broad deployment remains to be seen, but its design signals that ransomware ecosystems are evolving beyond traditional Windows-only targets. Security ...

Researchers call it an evolution from earlier versions and not a leap forward, but still advise CSOs to better secure ESXi hosts. The LockBit gang has released a new version of its ransomware with ...

Trend Micro has identified a new LockBit ransomware variant that is “significantly more dangerous” than previous versions and is being deployed in the wild. The notorious LockBit ransomware gang ...

Backing up your VMware ESXi host configuration is critical for disaster recovery. If hardware fails or settings are accidentally changed, a backup allows you to quickly restore the host to its ...

A free version of the ESXi hypervisor is available, but Broadcom notes the entry-level VMware hypervisor is for non-production use. With little notice or fanfare, Broadcom is offering a free version ...