Hackers exploited zero-day flaws in Check Point gateways to deploy data-wiping malware on VMware hosts
Check Point Software issued emergency patches for a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited by hackers to gain root access on vulnerable devices since late October. Attackers leveraged PHP2Shell exploits against Check Point Security Gateway instances to deploy destructive VMware ESXi wiper malware, risking significant data loss on enterprise virtualization hosts.
Why it matters
The exploitation of zero-day flaws to deploy destructive malware threatens enterprise infrastructure security and underscores the importance of timely software patching.
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