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New ransomware exploits a VMware ESXi vulnerability. Roasted 0ktapus squads up. LockBit says ION paid the ransom. Russian cyber auxiliaries continue attacks against healthcare organizations. Attribution on the Charlie Hebdo attack. Deepen Desai from Zscaler describes recent activity by Ducktail malware. Rick Howard looks at cyber threat intelligence. And the top US cyber diplomat says his Twitter account was hacked.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/24\n\nSelected reading.\nRansomware Gang in Trading Hack Says Ransom Was Paid (Bloomberg)\nRegulators weigh in on ION attack as LockBit takes credit (Register)\nRussian hackers launch attack on City of London infrastructure (The Armchair Trader)\nRansomware attack on data firm ION could take days to fix -sources (Reuters)\nLinux version of Royal Ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers (BleepingComputer)\nRansomware scum attack old VMWare ESXi vulnerability (Register)\nItaly sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack (Reuters)\nItaly's TIM suffers internet connection problems (Reuters)\nItaly sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack (Jerusalem Post)\nItalian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers (Security Affairs)\nCampagne d\u2019exploitation d\u2019une vuln\xe9rabilit\xe9 affectant VMware ESXi (CERT-FR)\nVMSA-2021-0002 (VMware)\nCERT-FR warns of a new wave of ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers (Security Affairs)\n\u20180ktapus\u2019 hackers are back and targeting tech and gaming companies, says leaked report (TechCrunch)\nCustomizable new DDoS service already appears to have fans among pro-Russia hacking groups (The Record from Recorded Future News)\nRussian Hackers Take Down At Least 17 U.S. Health System Websites (MedCity News)\nTallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Florida, has taken IT systems offline after cyberattack (Security Affairs)\nIran responsible for Charlie Hebdo attacks - Microsoft On the Issues (Microsoft On the Issues)\nPiratage de \xab Charlie Hebdo \xbb : un groupe iranien \xe0 la man\u0153uvre, selon Microsoft (Le Monde)\nIran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says (Reuters)\nMicrosoft attributes Charlie Hebdo data leak to Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT (Security Affairs\nAmerica's top cyber diplomat says his Twitter account was hacked (CNN)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices