A previously undocumented Python backdoor targeting VMware ESXi servers has been spotted, enabling hackers to execute commands remotely on a compromised system.

It's a little snippet of Python code – 6KB – that strikes fast and nasty, taking less than three hours to complete from initial breach to encryption.

Operators of an unknown ransomware gang are using a Python script to encrypt virtual machines hosted on VMware ESXi servers.

Necro Python bot revamped with new VMWare, server exploits The latest version of the bot has also been equipped with a cryptocurrency miner.

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There’s a VMWare problem that’s being exploited in the wild, according to the NSA (PDF). The vulnerability is a command injection on an administrative console. The web host backing this… ...

This is why VMware has focused on a software approach to networking and security. In a multicloud world, people can’t always count on having physical infrastructure that they can touch.