{"id":954,"date":"2023-02-08T12:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T12:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=954"},"modified":"2023-02-08T20:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T20:54:32","slug":"italy-warns-hackers-targeting-known-server-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/italy-warns-hackers-targeting-known-server-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROME, Feb 5 (Reuters) &#8211; Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware (VMW.N) ESXi servers, Italy&#8217;s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems.<\/p>\n<p>The hacking attack sought to exploit a software vulnerability, ACN director general Roberto Baldoni told Reuters, adding it was on a massive scale.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for VMware said the software firm is aware of the report and that it issued patches in February 2021 when it discovered the vulnerability that is now being exploited, urging customers to apply the patch if they have not done so.<\/p>\n<p>Italy&#8217;s ANSA news agency, citing the ACN, reported that servers had been compromised in other European countries such as France and Finland as well as the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Italian organisations were likely to have been affected and many more had been warned to take action to avoid being locked out of their systems.<\/p>\n<p>Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI) customers reported internet problems earlier on Sunday, but the two issues were not believed to be related.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Reuters<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pexels-pixabay-207580-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/italy-sounds-alarm-large-scale-computer-hacking-attack-2023-02-05\/\">Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME, Feb 5 (Reuters) &#8211; Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware (VMW.N) ESXi servers, Italy&#8217;s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems. 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