ransomware gangs

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of JetBrains TeamCity Flaw by Ransomware Gangs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency directive warning that ransomware gangs are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in JetBrains TeamCity. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-27198, was patched by JetBrains in July 2024, but threat actors have begun leveraging the vulnerability despite the available fix. CISA's alert urges federal agencies to apply the patch immediately or disconnect affected systems to mitigate the risk of ransomware deployment and unauthorized access.