A collection of links to resources regarding ransomware in and on virtual environments, helping organizations make their virtual infrastructure secure and resilient. This page can be found at https://bob.plankers.com/vmware-ransomware.
Introduction
VMware Ransomware Prevention & Design
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Other Good or Interesting Sites
Known VMware Ransomware Toolkits
Ransomware toolkits make headlines, and generate lots of questions, but they are simply bundles of tools that attackers put together to make their lives easier when attacking the rest of us (not unlike how developers have sets of tools they use). They are not vulnerabilities, and they cannot be patched. You defend against these things with good, holistic security practices and a combination of people, process, and technology.
Read my “What is Ransomware?” text to understand more about what ransomware is and isn’t.
- Abyss Locker
- AGENDA
- AvosLocker
- Babuk
- Black Basta
- BlackMatter
- Cheerscrypt
- Conti
- DarkSide
- Defray777
- eChOraix
- Eldorado
- Erebus
- ESXiArgs
- GonnaCry
- HelloKitty
- HIVE
- LockBit
- Luna
- MagicRAT
- Netwalker
- Nevada
- Qilin
- Ragnar Locker
- RansomEXX
- RedAlert
- REvil
- Rhysida
- Royal
- RTM Locker
- SEXi
- Sodinokibi
- ViceSociety
- Wicked Raptor
More Information
For more VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation security & ransomware resources please visit:
- https://bob.plankers.com/vmware-security
- https://bob.plankers.com/vmware-ransomware
- https://bit.ly/vcf-security
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