S Korea under mega cyber attacks in pandemic-driven online era
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Seoul, June 5 : Reports of ransomware attacks in South Korea have surged in the past year, shutting down hospitals to shopping malls as the coronavirus pandemic led to increased online activities.
On Thursday, a major plastic surgery hospital in southern Seoul posted on its website that its servers had been breached by a ransomware attack and that hackers appear to have stolen personal data of its patients, the latest in a series of reported ransomware attacks here a tactic used by cyber criminals to breach businesses systems and hold their data hostage or lock up their systems until a ransom is paid.
As of Friday this year, there have been 65 cases this year, reports Yonhap news agency. Ransomware attacks have been aimed at various businesses. Last month, food delivery company Super Hero s operations were paralyzed for hours after a ransomware attack, impacting 15,000 delivery workers nationwide. Cyber Attacks Surge in South Korea, Country Under Mega Ransomware Attacks in COVID-19 Pandemic-Driven Online Era.