Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says
According to security experts, the REvil gang may be responsible for the attack that paralyzed at least 200 US companies Friday.
Author: FRANK BAJAK (ERIC TUCKER and MATT O'BRIEN Associated Press)
Published: 8:09 PM EDT July 2, 2021
Updated: 8:09 PM EDT July 2, 2021
WASHINGTON — A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident.
The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to be behind the attack, said John Hammond of the security firm Huntress Labs. He said the criminals targeted a software supplier called Kaseya, using its network management package as a conduit to spread the ransomware through cloud service providers. Other researchers agreed with Hammond's assessment.