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Hypervisor security: The gap ransomware groups are exploiting
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Fusion42 · 12 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ransomware groups exploit security gaps in hypervisors, the software managing virtual machines, to gain broad access to organizations' critical infrastructure. Attacks focus on vulnerabilities in widely used hypervisors like VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and Proxmox, enabling mass encryption or destruction of virtual machines by attacking the underlying hypervisor rather than individual VMs.
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Your hypervisor is the real chokepoint ransomware attacks exploit, not just the virtual machines. If you manage virtual environments, lock down hypervisor access and patch immediately to stop attackers hitting your entire infrastructure at once.
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