Hundreds of American businesses were hit Friday by an unusually sophisticated ransomware attack that hijacked widely used technology management software from a Miami-based supplier called Kaseya.
Hundreds of American businesses were hit Friday by an unusually sophisticated ransomware attack that hijacked widely used technology management software from a Miami-based supplier called Kaseya. The attackers changed a Kaseya tool called VSA, used by companies that manage technology at smaller businesses. They then encrypted the files of those providers’ customers simultaneously. Security firm Huntress said it was tracking eight managed service providers that had been used to infect some 200 clients. Kaseya said on its own website that it was investigating a «potential attack» on VSA, which is used by IT professionals to manage servers, desktops, network devices, and printers. It said it shut down some of its infrastructure in response and that it was urging customers that used VSA on their premises to immediately turn off their servers.
