NEW YORK – Colossal hacker offensive against US companies: According to cybersecurity company Huntress Labs, about two hundred US companies have been hit by a major attack based on a ransomware program that locks computers until a ransom is paid. According to experts, the hackers first targeted Florida-based computer company Kaseya before spreading through corporate networks using its software. Kaseya only confirmed on the website that it was investigating a “potential attack”.
Huntress Labs has named the Russian-linked REvil ransomware gang as responsible. The American federal agency US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency announced that it is taking steps to deal with the attack. Cyber penetration emerged on Friday afternoon as companies in the United States prepared for the long Independence Day weekend.
According to an analyst from the Bbc, this attack combined the two most threatening elements of cybersecurity: ransomware attacks and supply chain attacks. In the expert’s opinion, hackers have shown that by going against the software provider of multiple organizations they can hit hundreds of victims at once.
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