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MITRE Uncovers Cyberattack Shenanigans: Rogue VMs and Zero-Day Exploits Galore
MITRE Corporation reveals a cyber attack exploiting zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure, with rogue VMs created within their VMware environment. The China-nexus threat actor UNC5221 used compromised access to evade detection, maintain persistence, and execute commands. Secure boot and PowerShell scripts are recommended for…
Hot Take:
When life gives you lemons, hackers make rogue VMs! MITRE’s latest cyber drama has more twists than a soap opera, featuring zero-day exploits, web shells, and a cyber villain straight out of a sci-fi movie. Move over, Hollywood—cybersecurity is the new blockbuster!
Key Points:
- MITRE Corporation was targeted by a cyber attack exploiting zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS).
- The attackers created rogue virtual machines (VMs) within MITRE’s VMware environment.
- The attack was attributed to a China-nexus threat actor known as UNC5221.
- MITRE has released PowerShell scripts to help identify and mitigate threats within VMware environments.
- Enabling secure boot is recommended to counteract such attacks.
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