On July 2 at 2:00 PM EDT, as previously reported by ZDNet, Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola announced "a potential attack against the VSA that has been limited to a small number of on-premise customers."Īt the same time, out of an abundance of caution, Voccola urged clients to immediately shut down their VSA servers. ZDNet will update this primer as we learn more. However, we are yet to find out just how widespread Kaseya's ransomware incident will prove to be. The attack is reminiscent of the SolarWinds security fiasco, in which attackers managed to compromise the vendor's software to push a malicious update to thousands of customers.
Present estimates suggest that 800 to 1500 small to medium-sized companies may have experienced a ransomware compromise through their MSP.
It appears that attackers have carried out a supply chain ransomware attack by leveraging a vulnerability in Kaseya's VSA software against multiple managed service providers (MSP) - and their customers.Īlso: Kaseya issues patch for on-premise customers, SaaS rollout underwayĪccording to Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola, less than 0.1% of the company's customers were embroiled in the breach - but as their clientele includes MSPs, this means that smaller businesses have also been caught up in the incident. Here are ZDNet’s recommendations for the top certifications in 2021. The best ethical hacking certification 2021īecoming a certified ethical hacker can be a rewarding career.
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