IT company Kaseya has been cyber attacked by REvil ransomware gang. Companies using the software of this company have also become victims of this attack.
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Once again companies in America have to face cyber attack. According to a cyber-security firm, about 200 US companies have been subjected to a ‘Colossal Ransomware Attack’. Huntress Labs said that Florida-based IT company Kaseya was targeted through the hack. After this, it reached other companies through the corporate network using the software of this company.
Kasia said in a statement that it is investigating the matter of ‘possible attack’. Huntress Labs says that the REvil ransomware gang related to Russia is behind this cyber attack. The US Cyber Security and Infrastructure Agency said in a statement that it was taking action to look into the matter related to the attack. The cyber attack took place on Friday afternoon, when companies across the US were closing in view of the long Independence Day weekend.
The company told the customers – Shut down your server immediately
Kasia said that one of its applications running corporate servers, desktop computers and network devices has been tampered with. The company said it is urging customers using its VSA tool to shut down their servers immediately. In his statement, Kasia said that a small number of companies have been affected. However, Huntress Labs said that the number is already around 200 and the count is increasing. It is not clear which specific companies have been affected.
Kasia Company is spread across 10 countries
When the representative of the company was asked about this, he refused to give information about this. Kasia’s website says it has a presence in more than 10 countries and has over 10,000 customers. This is a massive and devastating supply chain attack, John Hammond, senior security researcher at Huntress Labs, said in an email to Reuters news agency. It is worth noting that in the past, there have been cyber attacks on American companies.
What is REvil? suspected of attack
REvil is also known as Sodinokibi. It is one of the most dangerous cyber-criminal gangs in the world. The FBI blamed the gang for a hack in May. It affected the work of JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier, by doing a cyber attack. The gang sometimes threatens the victims to post stolen documents on their website if they do not listen. REvil was also linked to a coordinated attack on about two dozen local governments in Texas in 2019.
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