Florida-based software management firm Kaseya confirmed on July 5 that it had been targeted by a ransomware attack but said the impacts were likely localized to a very small number of on-premises customers only. In an update late Monday, Kaseya said that its VSA software has “unfortunately been the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack.” “Due to our teams’ fast response, we believe that this has been localized to a very small number of on-premises customers only,” the company said in statement on its website. Kaseya is a company that provides software tools to IT outsourcing shops: companies that typically handle back-office work for companies too small or modestly resourced to have their own tech departments. Kaseya first alerted its customers at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday about a “potential attack” against its VSA software. They sent an urgent alert to customers, telling them to immediately take action to protect themselves from the attack. “We …
Ransomware Attack Localized to Small Number of On-Premises Customers: Kaseya
July 6, 2021
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