Sunday, July 4, 2021

Latest Massive Ransomware Attack Has Hit More Than 1,000 Companies Worldwide (Update)

 

Bloomberg: Massive Ransomware Attack May Impact Thousands of Victims 

(Bloomberg) -- Just weeks after President Joe Biden implored Vladimir Putin to curb cyber crime, a notorious, Russia-linked ransomware gang has been accused of pulling off an audacious attack on the global software supply chain. 

REvil, the group blamed for the May 30 ransomware attack of meatpacking giant JBS SA, is believed to be behind hacks on at least 20 managed-service providers, which provide IT services to small- and medium-sized businesses. 

More than 1,000 businesses have already been impacted, a figure that’s expected to grow, according to the cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs Inc.

“Based on a combination of the service providers reaching out to us for assistance along with the comments we’re seeing in the thread we are tracking on our Reddit, it’s reasonable to think this could potentially be impacting thousands of small businesses,” according to John Hammond, a cybersecurity researcher at Huntress Labs.

Biden said he had ordered a “deep dive” by U.S. intelligence officials on what happened in the attacks. At this point, he said “we’re not sure” that Russia is behind them.  

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WNU Editor: As cyber attacks go, this is probably the biggest one in history

More News On The Latest Ransomware Attack  

Hacking Attack Likely Hit Thousands of New Targets -- WSJ 

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says -- AP 

Biden orders probe of latest ransomware attack -- Reuters  

Cyber attack on US businesses through Kaseya software to be investigated for Russia links -- ABC News (Australia) 

Cyber attack against U.S. IT provider forces Swedish chain to close 800 stores -- Reuters  

Russian-based hackers launch cyberattack on at least 200 IT management firms in the US and demand $5M in ransom despite Biden's threat to Putin of 'retaliation' -- Daily Mail

20 comments:

  1. "I want to talk about happy things, man., Look, it's Fourth of July."

    - Joe Biden aka President Dementia


    Compared to Joe Inspector Clouseau looks like a supra genius who sticks every landing.

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  2. Hackers across the world are using code developed by the NSA (stuxnet, which powers most ransomware attacks globally) to attack companies that the NSA should have been assisting to shore up their breaches (since they knew that they obviously existed). Grrrr Russia!!!!!!!!

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  3. 2:51 I think you onto something. You and Wiley E Coyote should get together and save da world.

    Russia, Iran, North Korea, China , Germany, UK, France and others do not have an NSA. They do no eavesdropping, research or development.

    I've heard that if you are in sigint and not in the US all you do is sit around all day eating fava beans and breaking wind.

    How much have you contributed to global warming?

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  4. Are you the schizo posting on a good day or something?

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  5. Asswipe 336 here is a news alert just for you, since you are special ed.


    Special Communications Service of Russia

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  6. Oh dear, you're upset :(

    I never implied that other countries didn't use sigint, who was your schizopost even replying to???

    I was lambasting our NSA for creating this software and doing far too little defensive planning to protect our economy from it. Then the media tries to blame the Russian government (???) somehow. Nice to see you using full sentences today though.

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  7. You are the one, who is upset.

    Did you know that if there was no Israel or NSA Stuxtnet would not have been invented?

    If Newton had not existed we would not have physics.

    Is this malware based on stuxtnet or an other malware?

    You had a point, a small point, in mentioning stuxtnet. Your basic AOC ploy was to imply that the malware attacks were the stuxtnet chicken coming home to roost. That is it that is all. So phuck thee

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  8. Dont you have a song to be mad about today?

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  9. We created it, it's been floating around for half a decade, so why our companies vital to our national interests still using software vulnerable to it? Maybe a single desk at the NSA could be devoted to defensive operations once the zero day has been leaked? Perhaps a separate 3-letter with an infinite budget would serve your sensibilities better for that?

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  10. 6:11 You're actualyl retarded. Yes pretty much all ransomware currently being used it based off the stuxnet code.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack

    Wannacry is the most famous. Retard.

    Also what was the "59 years" thing about? Just schizoposting?

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  11. 59 is a typo. 9 key is next to the 0 key.

    Your link is shit. Went there. It is not what you say.

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  12. It is. You're wrong. Simple as.

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  13. https://youtu.be/F2HH7J-Sx80

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  14. Link does not mention stuxtnet, but you provided a link to that wiki page anyway like a putz.

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