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On 2 July 2021, a number of managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers became victims of a ransomware attack perpetrated by the REvil group, [1] causing widespread downtime for over 1,000 companies.
The White House announced that the cyberattack was likely conducted by a Russian organization, [7] and news outlets reported that REvil was culpable. [16] As of June 2, REvil had not taken credit for the attack, [17] and the FBI was conducting an investigation into its origins.
The overwhelming consensus is that the cyberattack was carried out by state-sponsored attackers for the Chinese government, specifically the Jiangsu State Security Department. [4] The attack originated in China, [ 6 ] and the backdoor tool used to carry out the intrusion, PlugX, has been previously used by Chinese-language hacking groups that ...
[1] [28] [29] The cyberattack and data breach were reported to be among the worst cyber-espionage incidents ever suffered by the U.S., due to the sensitivity and high profile of the targets and the long duration (eight to nine months) in which the hackers had access. [35]
The first reported data breach occurred on 5 April 2002 [8] when 250,000 social security numbers collected by the State of California were stolen from a data center. [9] Before the widespread adoption of data breach notification laws around 2005, the prevalence of data breaches is difficult to determine.
Nakashima, Ellen; Julie Tate (8 Dec 2011), "Cyber-intruder sparks massive federal response — and debate over dealing with threats", The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com This article, which contains previously undisclosed information on the extent of the infection, the nature of the response and the fractious policy debate it inspired, is based on interviews with two dozen current and ...
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 ...
Covers the legal, technical, or forensic services necessary to assess whether a cyber attack has occurred, to assess the impact of the attack, and to stop an attack. Business interruption. Covers lost income and related costs where a policyholder is unable to conduct business due to a cyber event or data loss. Extortion. Provides coverage for ...