Hackers demand $70 mn after cyber attack
The Hindu
Experts say over 1,000 firms affected after data stolen from U.S. firm Kaseya
Hackers were on Monday demanding $70 million in bitcoin in exchange for data stolen during an attack on a U.S. IT company that has shuttered hundreds of Swedish supermarkets. Researchers believe more than 1,000 companies could have been affected by the attack on Miami-based firm Kaseya, which provides IT services to some 40,000 businesses around the world. The FBI warned on Sunday that the scale of the “ransomware” attack — a form of digital hostage-taking where hackers encrypt victims’ data and then demand money for restored access — is so large that it may be “unable to respond to each victim individually”.More Related News