APT Actively targeting unpatched VMWare Horizon, exploiting Log4j

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An Iranian APT is actively targeting unpatched VMWare Horizon systems to exploit Log4j vulnerabilities. The APT is destructive and these attacks often lead to full Ransomware deployment in the victim’s environment.

See the full Sentinel One synopsis here:

https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/log4j2-in-the-wild-iranian-aligned-threat-actor-tunnelvision-actively-exploiting-vmware-horizon/



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