Thousands of computer servers Dozens of countries have been the target of attacks ransomwareThe Italian National Cyber Security Agency (ACN) reported on Sunday that it had warned organizations to protect their systems.
ACN has detected a “massive ransomware attack already in circulation” and according to local media, “its technicians have examined several dozen national systems that are likely to be compromised and have warned of a large number of issues whose systems have been exposed but not yet compromised.”
The attack affected servers in Italy as well as other European countries. France and Finland, Besides the United States and Canada, just as dozens of Italian organizations are likely to be affected, and many more have been warned to take steps not to block their systems.
The target was “VMware ESXi servers whose vulnerability being exploited by the attackers had already been fixed by the manufacturer in the past, but (…) the attacked ones could open the door to hackers determined to exploit it if they did not have the appropriate fixes for it.” behind sharp increase in weekend attacks“, according to ACN.
The Italian government is closely monitoring the development of the attack and has called for a security summit between the undersecretary. Alfredo Mantovano, delegated authority for cyber security; Roberto Baldoni, director of the ACN, and Elisabetta Belloni, director of the Information and Security Department, will conduct an initial assessment of the damage that has occurred.