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The Hidden Risk in Virtualization: Why Hypervisors are a Ransomware Magnet
Ransomware groups are targeting hypervisors to maximize impact, allowing a single breach to encrypt dozens of virtual machines at once. Drawing on real-world incident data, Huntress explains how attackers exploit visibility gaps at the hypervisor layer and outlines steps orgs can take to harden virtualization infrastructure.
- December 16, 2025
- 10:01 AM
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Russian hackers abuse Hyper-V to hide malware in Linux VMs
The Russian hacker group Curly COMrades is abusing Microsoft Hyper-V in Windows to bypass endpoint detection and response solutions by creating a hidden Alpine Linux-based virtual machine to run malware.
- November 04, 2025
- 09:00 AM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Overcoming Technical Barriers in Desktop and Application Virtualization
Exposed RDP ports are an open door for attackers. TruGrid SecureRDP enforces Zero Trust and MFA, blocks lateral movement, and secures remote access—no open firewall ports required. Learn more and get a free trial.
- July 08, 2025
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Godfather Android malware now uses virtualization to hijack banking apps
A new version of the Android malware "Godfather" creates isolated virtual environments on mobile devices to steal account data and transactions from legitimate banking apps.
- June 19, 2025
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Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 KB5039302 update for most users
Microsoft has resumed the rollout of the June Windows 11 KB5039302 update, now blocking the update only for those using virtualization software.
- June 29, 2024
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FjordPhantom Android malware uses virtualization to evade detection
A new Android malware named FjordPhantom has been discovered using virtualization to run malicious code in a container and evade detection.
- November 30, 2023
- 09:00 AM
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Exploit available for critical bug in VM2 JavaScript sandbox library
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been released for a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in the popular VM2 library, a JavaScript sandbox that is used by multiple software to run code securely in a virtualized environment.
- April 07, 2023
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Hone your AWS and virtualization skills with this training bundle
As remote work and hybrid offices become more common, VPC tools and virtualization will become more and more a part of the IT professional's toolkit. The Complete AWS VPC & Virtualization Bundle gives you the professional insight you need for $25, 97% off the $1000 MSRP.
- March 06, 2022
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Critical Microsoft Hyper-V bug could haunt orgs for a long time
Technical details are now available for a vulnerability that affects Hyper-V, Microsoft's native hypervisor for creating virtual machines on Windows systems and in Azure cloud computing environment.
- July 28, 2021
- 09:30 AM
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Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10
Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10.
- November 28, 2020
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New RegretLocker ransomware targets Windows virtual machines
A new ransomware called RegretLocker uses a variety of advanced features that allows it to encrypt virtual hard drives and close open files for encryption.
- November 03, 2020
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