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The Kaseya Attack: Things to Know

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The Kaseya Attack: Things to Know

  One of the biggest ransomware attacks in recent years has been committed by the REvil group, who managed to exploit a vulnerability in Kaseya’s VSA remote monitoring and management tool. The attack compromised nearly dozens of MSPs, demanding ransom from nearly 1,500 end-user customers after encrypting their data. Even those who were not compromised in the attack were affected; more than 36,000 MSPs were left without access to the on-premises version of VSA as Kaseya worked on a patch as a precaution. Here are some things to know about the Kaseya attack: What is Kaseya? Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland,...

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