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The New Paper PHOTO: REUTERS 0 Engagements WASHINGTON: Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded US$70 million (S$94 million) to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a Dark Web site. The demand was posted on a blog typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group that is counted among the cyber criminal world s most prolific extortionists. REvil s ransomware attack, which the group executed on Friday, was among the most dramatic in a series of increasingly attention-grabbing hacks. The gang broke into Kaseya, a Miami-based information technology firm, setting off a chain reaction that quickly paralysed the computers of hundreds of firms worldwide. ....
Frank Bajak Associated Press BOSTON The single biggest ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as more details emerged on how a Russia-linked gang breached the exploited software company. The criminals essentially used a tool that helps protect against malware to spread it globally. Thousands of organizations – largely firms that remotely manage the IT infrastructure of others – were infected in at least 17 countries in Friday s assault. Kaseya, whose product was exploited, said Monday that they include several just returning to work. Because the attack by the notorious REvil gang came just as a long Fourth of July weekend began, many more victims were expected to learn their fate when they return to the office Tuesday. ....
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