CISA publishes recovery script for ESXiArgs ransomware as Florida courts, universities reel

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published a process for recovering files for organizations affected by the ESXiArgs ransomware, which has wreaked havoc on organizations across the world since last Friday. 

On its GitHub page Tuesday evening, CISA said victims should evaluate the script before using it to try to recover access to affected files. The script is based on work by two Turkish developers who posted a step-by-step tutorial earlier this week.

The ransomware exploits a 2-year-old vulnerability …

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