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Octo Tempest Attacking VMWare ESXi Servers Added new Ransom Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have found that Octo Tempest, known for attacking VMWare ESXi servers, has added two new types of ransomware, RansomHub and Qilin, to its arsenal. The group’s new use of these adds to its threat level. RansomHub is a rapidly growing ransomware-as-a-service payload and is being adopted by various threat actors. The addition of new ransomware Fog and FakePenny by different actors illustrates the increased sophistication of the cybersecurity threat environment.

Source: gbhackers.com –

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