CampaignHuman reviewed 2026-08-26 · CISA · Kaseya

Kaseya VSA → REvil Supply-Chain Ransomware

July 2021 REvil ransomware attack through the Kaseya VSA remote-management platform — a software-supply-chain breach that encrypted up to 1,500 managed service providers and their customers.

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The July 2021 Kaseya VSA attack let REvil encrypt up to ~1,500 downstream businesses by compromising the vendor's own remote-management console, proving that MSP supply chains are prime ransomware targets.

Definition

Supply-chain exploit of Kaseya VSA authentication to push a malicious agent update that deployed REvil ransomware to on-premises and managed clients of MSPs using VSA.

Why It Matters / Impact

Hundreds of MSPs and ~1,500 downstream organizations affected; a universal Kaseya-provided decryption key later released; spurred Kaseya to harden the platform.

Current Status

  • Review status: published
  • Last updated: 2026-08-26
  • Evidence: 2 source(s) · 1 CVE(s) linked
  • Confidence: 93%

Related Malware

Timeline

  1. 2021-07-02 — REvil exploits Kaseya VSA; ransomware deployed to MSP clients
  2. 2021-07-04 — CISA issues guidance; Kaseya isolates VSA SaaS
  3. 2021-07-14 — Kaseya validates fix; REvil decryptor published

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