Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Ransomware group weaponises Log4j vulnerability
By Basit Ansari
<p>Advanced Intelligence discovered the Conti ransomware group exploiting VMware vCenter Server instances through the Log4j vulnerabilities. It makes them the first sophisticated ransomware group trying to weaponize the vulnerability. Conti made over $150 M in the last six months, according to the analysis of ransomware logs. In a statement, VMware said it issued a security advisory containing fixes for the 40 products it sells that are vulnerable.</p>
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