<ul><li>Ransomware operators are exploiting a critical code execution flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication.</li><li>The flaw, CVE-2024-40711, allows for remote code execution and has a severity score of 9.8.</li><li>Sophos X-Ops researchers observed recent attacks exploiting compromised credentials and the Veeam vulnerability to deploy ransomware.</li><li>Sophos emphasizes the importance of patching vulnerabilities, updating/replacing unsupported VPNs, and using multifactor authentication to control remote access.</li></ul>

Ransomware operators exploited Veeam Backup & Replication flaw CVE-2024-40711 in recent attacks

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