Hive ransomware menjangkiti MediaMarkt dan permintaan pengendalinya $ 240 juta

Helga SmithNovember 13, 2021Kemas Kini Terakhir: November 13, 2021
67 1 bacaan minit

The ransomware Hive infected MediaMarkt, a largest in Europe German electronics and household appliances store chain. Initially, the hackers demanded a huge ransom of $ 240 juta, and the attack resulted in IT systems shutdown and disruption to stores in the Netherlands and Germany.

The attack took place from Sunday to Monday, and during the incident, the company’s servers and workstations were encrypted, which led to the shutdown of IT systems (in an attempt to prevent the further spread of malware).

Komputer Bleep reports that the attack affected retail stores across Europe, but the Netherlands was hit hardest.

While online sales still work, offline stores cannot accept credit cards or print receipts. Sebagai tambahan, it is not possible to issue a refund because you cannot view previous purchases.the journalists of Bleeping Computer say.

Screenshots of the company’s internal negotiations posted on Twitter show that 3,100 servers were affected by the attack, but this information has not yet been officially confirmed.

Bleeping Computer claims the ransomware Hive is behind the incident, and its operators first demanded a huge $ 240 million ransom from the company. Namun begitu, it is reported that this amount was soon reduced.

Representatives of MediaMarkt have already confirmed the fact of the hack, but there are no details of the incident yet. The company says it has notified law enforcement about the incident and is currently working to restore systems and investigate the incident.

Hive ransomware has been active since June 2021. Its operators hack organizations through phishing campaigns that employ malware.

Typically, hackers seek to gain administrator rights on a Windows domain controller and then deploy ransomware across the entire network to encrypt all of the affected company’s devices. Pada masa yang sama, attackers seek to find and delete any backups so that the victim does not use them to restore data.

Unlike many other ransomware that does not attack medical facilities, nursing homes, government offices, and other critical facilities, Hive operators do not care who they attack. Sebagai contoh, this summer, a ransomware attacked Memorial Health System, a non-profit medical organization (a small network of three hospitals, outpatient clinics and outpatient clinics in Ohio and West Virginia). During the attack, patient data was stolen and staff were forced to use pen and paper instead of computer systems.

Let me remind you that I also talked about the fact that Chaos ransomware attacks Minecraft players.

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Helga SmithNovember 13, 2021Kemas Kini Terakhir: November 13, 2021
67 1 bacaan minit

Helga Smith

Saya sentiasa berminat dalam sains komputer, terutamanya keselamatan data dan tema, yang dipanggil pada masa kini "sains data", sejak awal remaja saya. Sebelum menyertai pasukan Pembuangan Virus sebagai ketua Editor, Saya bekerja sebagai pakar keselamatan siber di beberapa syarikat, termasuk salah seorang kontraktor Amazon. Satu lagi pengalaman: Saya ada mengajar di universiti Arden dan Reading.

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