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  • Kaseya VSA has been hit with a ransomware attack

    Posted on July 2, 2021 at 14:25 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

    https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/ocggbv/crticial_ransomware_incident_in_progress/

    https://twitter.com/markloman/status/1411035534554808331

    “We are monitoring a REvil ‘supply chain’ attack outbreak, which seems to stem from a malicious Kaseya update. REvil binary C:\Windows\mpsvc.dll is side-loaded into a legit Microsoft Defender copy, copied into C:\Windows\MsMpEng.exe to run the encryption from a legit process.”

    This not good for those who rely on consultants who then use common tools. Kaseya is the name of a company that provides various tools for consultants to remotely access and manage networks for their customers.

    Consumer/Home user impact:  You don’t use Kasaya VSA so you are safe.

    Small business impact/Consultant impact:  So far it looks like it’s only 4 MSPs that Huntresslabs are tracking, but you may want to check your networks to be safe.

    Security, Small Business Computing Kaseya, Patch Lady Posts
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