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In New Zealand, 11 schools and several kindergartens were affected.
Germany’s cybersecurity watchdog, BSI, said on Tuesday that it was aware of three IT service providers in Germany that were affected, with a spokesperson estimating that several hundred companies were touched overall.
“In Germany there are no cases as prominent as the one in Sweden,” the spokesperson added.
The hackers who claimed responsibility for the breach have demanded $70 million to restore all the affected businesses’ data, although they have indicated a willingness to temper their demands in private conversations with a cybersecurity expert and with Reuters.
Kaseya’s CEO told Reuters he would not reveal whether his company planned to pay the ransom or not, or even whether it was negotiating with REvil.
Kaysea Ransomware Attack Caused ‘Minimal Damage’ to U.S. Firms, Biden Says
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the ransomware attack centered on the Florida information technology firm Kaseya seems to have inflicted only “minimal damage” on American businesses.
“It appears to have caused minimal damage to U.S. businesses, but we’re still gathering information,” Biden told reporters following a briefing from advisers.
“I feel good about our ability to be able to respond.”
Friday’s ransomware attack scrambled the data of hundreds of small businesses worldwide, including many in the United States. REvil, a prolific, Russia-linked cybercrime syndicate, took credit for the breach.
Ransomware attack didnقt hit critical US infrastructure: IT firm July 07 2021 12:00 AM Reuters/ Washington The ransomware attacks on hundreds of businesses that were centred on Florida IT firm Kaseya were never a threat to US critical infrastructure, the company said yesterday.
In a statement that was also forwarded to reporters by the US National Security Council, Kaseya “this attack was never a threat nor had any impact to critical infrastructure,” the statement said.
The hack that struck Kaseya’s clients many of whom are back office IT shops commonly referred to as managed service providers may not have had an impact on critical infrastructure in the United States, but the repercussions abroad have been serious.
By Raphael Satter and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the ransomware attack centered on the Florida information technology firm Kaseya seems to have inflicted only minimal damage on American businesses. It appears to have caused minimal damage to U.S. businesses, but we re still gathering information, Biden told reporters following a briefing from advisers. I feel good about our ability to be able to respond.
Friday s ransomware attack scrambled the data of hundreds of small businesses worldwide, including many in the United States. REvil, a prolific, Russia-linked cybercrime syndicate, took credit for the breach.
By Raphael Satter and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a ransomware attack centered on Florida’s information technology company Kaseya appears to have caused only “minimal damage” to U.S. companies.
“It appears to have caused minimal damage to U.S. companies, but we are still gathering information,” Biden told reporters after advising the advisers.
“I think it’s good that we have the ability to respond.”
Friday’s ransomware attack shook the data of hundreds of small businesses around the world, including many in the United States. REvil, a prosperous cybercrime union linked to Russia, claimed responsibility for the offense.