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Massive US ransomware attack forces Swedish shops to shut, FBI investigating Issued on: 04/07/2021 - 07:13 A ransomware attack launched hours before the US Independence Day holiday weekend potentially affected 1,000 businesses. © Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP 5 min One of the largest ransomware attacks in history spread worldwide on Saturday, forcing the Swedish Coop grocery store chain to close all 800 of its stores because it could not operate its cash registers. Advertising Read more The shutdown of the majo...

share Print A U.S. IT provider that was been hit by a major ransomware attack on the eve of a long holiday weekend in the United States is scrambling to help its customers get their systems running again while it works with the U.S. government to determine the extent of the attack. The Florida-based company said its CEO would be interviewed on U.S. television on July 4 regarding the incident, a sophisticated ransomware attack that cybersecurity experts believe was carried out by Russian criminal hackers. The gang known as REvil is suspected of hijacking Kaseya's desktop management software an...

Ransomware hack at IT provider Kaseya hits clients worldwide Ransomware attacks on US-based tech giants are becoming increasingly common these days, and have been putting some major services at risk. A few months ago, ransomware hacking group DarkSide invaded the systems at Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, which led to a days-long shutdown, finally resulting in a hike in fuel prices as reserves dried up. And now, the latest (and apparently one of the largest) money-seeking hack that has jeopardized a US firm happens to have attacked another tech giant. IT pro...

Major ransomware attack against US tech provider forces Swedish store closures Toggle share menu Advertisement Major ransomware attack against US tech provider forces Swedish store closures The Swedish Coop grocery store chain closed all its 800 stores on Saturday after a ransomware attack on an American IT provider left it unable to operate its cash registers. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Cyber word standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. Picture taken October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 04 Jul 2021 12:05...