New attacks are similar to those that other China-backed actors have carried out in recent years as part of cyber espionage and data theft campaigns against US companies. A likely China-based threat…
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Attackers Demonstrate Novel Way to Compromise EXSi Hypervisors
Key takeaway: Don’t allow vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) to become a vehicle for sneaking malware into your environment. (276 words) What happened: A China-based threat actor installed multiple backdoors on ESXi hypervisors…