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Veeam flags boot failures on Software Appliance VMs with certain AMD EPYC chips

Veeam issued an advisory warning that its Linux-based Software Appliance virtual machines for Backup & Replication can intermittently fail to boot on hosts using certain AMD EPYC processors, including the 7262, 7302 and 7F72 models. The failure stems from a jitterentropy health check run during early boot in FIPS mode, which can fail on these chips and trigger a kernel panic, halting startup. The issue affects Software Appliance version 13.1 and later, and can recur after reboots or kernel-updating patches.

bleepingcomputer.com · 2026-11-06

Bitdefender ties 3AM ransomware hit on UK schools to possible AI-driven automation

Bitdefender reported that a 3AM ransomware affiliate breached a UK school network between September 10 and 19, reaching nearly 50 machines and encrypting about 37 of them. The attackers stole credentials from Veeam backup servers and a Chrome database, deployed Mimikatz and LSASS-dumping tools, created rogue domain admin accounts, linked three Active Directory domains, and disabled security tools before deploying the encryptor.

bleepingcomputer.com · 2026-11-03