Critical Veeam Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Akira and Fog Ransomware
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-40711 | Unauthenticated Deserialization RCE in Veeam Backup & Replication | 9.8 | 90% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
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Ravie Lakshmanan Oct 14, 2024 Ransomware / Vulnerability Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira and Fog ransomware. Cybersecurity vendor Sophos said it has been tracking a series of attacks in the past month leveraging compromised VPN credentials and CVE-2024-40711 to create a local account and deploy the ransomware.
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