Federal Agencies Ordered to Patch Critical Dell Zero-Day - Attackers Targeting Disaster Recovery Systems

CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch CVE-2026-22769 affecting Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines after confirmation of active exploitation.

Researchers from Mandiant and Google tied the attacks to UNC6201 (linked to Silk Typhoon). Malware observed: BRICKSTORM and a newer variant called GRIMBOLT.

What makes this interesting:

• The target isn’t endpoint users - it’s the disaster recovery layer.
• Hard-coded credentials were exploited.
• Backup and replication systems typically run with elevated privileges.
• Some intrusions reportedly dated back years.

If attackers compromise recovery systems, does that change how we model resilience?

Questions for community:

• Are DR platforms under-monitored compared to endpoints?
• Should EDR visibility be mandatory in hypervisor-integrated appliances?
• How should enterprises validate integrity of replicated backups?

Curious to hear thoughts from SOC analysts, IR teams, and VMware admins.

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Source: https://therecord.media/fed-agencies-ordered-to-patch-dell-bug-after-exploitation-warning