although we don t know the rnc is collateral damage, the questions you re asking. in terms of the ransomware they just have this summit as you just described where ransomware was at the to of the agenda and biden said here s a list of 16 critical sectors if you hit with a disruptive ransomware attack we will respond. well, over the fourth of july weekend, we saw one company in one of those critical sectors get hit with ransomware in a supply chain attack, where not only were the customers hit but the customers customers were hit. so far it seemed to be muted. we haven t heard of a lot of american targets. but in sweden, a grocery chain had to shut down 800 stores, the railways were affected. the pharmacies affected. this is the kind of attack that biden called out in that summit a few weeks ago. what is the general understanding in the field about what the u.s. government means when it says we will respond? what is the what is in the arsenal?
called kaseya, which is enormous but none of us have really heard of. they are used by lots and lots of other companies. so, by attacking one, they attack the entire supply chain. and what we ve seen is some real horrendous knock on effects. for example, in sweden, 500 co op supermarket stores have had to be closed over the weekend because their tills weren t working, their self service checkouts and their tills just stopped working. because, of course, they use a company that uses kaseya. so, what we are seeing here is not only a ransomware attack but a supply chain attack. a service has been held to mark the 73rd anniversary of the nhs but the duchess of cambridge did not take part in any of today s events as she is having to self isolate. kate had been due to accompany price william here, arriving at the service of thanksgiving, which took place at st paul s cathedral this morning the duchess had come into contact with someone who later
that rely on their services. but what s happened here is this cybercriminal ransom group, revil, have managed to target a company called kaseya, which is enormous but none of us have really heard of. they are used by lots and lots of other companies. so, by attacking one, they attack the entire supply chain. and what we ve seen is some real horrendous knock on effects. for example, in sweden, 500 co op supermarket stores have had to be closed over the weekend because their tills weren t working, their self service checkouts and their tills just stopped working. because, of course, they use a company that uses kaseya. so, what we are seeing here is not only a ransomware attack but a supply chain attack. police say gunmen in nigeria have raided a hospital in the northern city of zaria, abducting babies, nurses and security guards. at the moment officials say it s unclear how many people have been taken. the bbc s ishaq khalid is in the capital abuja and has the latest. well, basically, w
he is the founder of the uk s national cyber security centre, who is now professor of practice at the blavatnik school of government. good to have you with us. why does this cyber attack worry you are more than the others we have seen more recently? it than the others we have seen more recentl ? , ., , ., ., ., recently? it is a combination of the scale and the recently? it is a combination of the scale and the sophistication. i recently? it is a combination of the scale and the sophistication. as i recently? it is a combination of the| scale and the sophistication. as you said in your introduction, by attacking one company, one that is strategically very important in the provision of global it services, they have access to at least 1000 companies worldwide, so that is what people in the industry call eight supply chain attack. but supply chain attacks are normally associated with nation states that want to spy and in such cases the nation state will lurk in these networks undertake