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In 2022, Costa Rica received widespread Conti ransomware attacks affecting government, healthcare and industry. [47] This led President Rodrigo Chaves to declare a state of emergency and announce that Costa Rica is "at war" with its ransomware hackers. [48] In some infections, there is a two-stage payload, common in many malware systems.
The book also explores the role of private companies, criminal groups, and individual hackers in developing and deploying these weapons. Perlroth discusses various high-profile cyberattacks, such as the Stuxnet worm and the WannaCry ransomware attack, to illustrate the potentially catastrophic effects of cyberwarfare. [2] [3] [4]
In May 2021, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was perpetrated by Russian language hacking group DarkSide. [102] [103] It was the largest cyberattack on an energy infrastructure target in US history. Colonial Pipeline temporarily halted the operations of the pipeline due to the ransomware attack. [104]
The escalating havoc caused by ransomware gangs raises an obvious question: Why has the United States, believed to have the world’s greatest cyber capabilities, looked so powerless to protect ...
The city of Albany in the U.S. state of New York experiences a ransomware cyber attack. [127] [128] April: Computer systems in the city of Augusta, in the U.S. state of Maine, are seized by hackers using ransomware. [129] [130] The City of Greenville (North Carolina)'s computer systems are seized by hackers using ransomware known as RobbinHood.
Operation Aurora was a series of cyber attacks performed by advanced persistent threats such as the Elderwood Group based in Beijing, China, with associations with the People's Liberation Army. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 November 2024. Series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware 2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks Petya's ransom note displayed on a compromised system Date 27–28 June 2017 (2017-06-27 – 2017-06-28) Location Ukraine Other locations Russia Germany United States United Kingdom Spain India Poland ...
Recovery time from a ransomware attack: Ransomware negotiators and incident response firms report that the average victim can recover in days, if they possess proper backups. In contrast, victims ...