At least 200 companies were targeted for extortion cyber attacks Through the US-based Casey’s management software, IT security firm Honduras Labs said Friday.

“We are investigating an attack on VSA (software) that appears to be limited to a limited number of our customers on the site.” Kasaya mentioned on his website Close some servers “with caution”.

Team, It is reported that “the source of the problem is being investigated.” He asked all his clients running his software to shut down the hosting servers.

The United States Agency for Cyber ​​Security and Infrastructure (CISA) said on its own website Casey is taking action to “understand and resolve the latest ransomware attack” against the VSA program and several service providers.

Ransomware exploits the security holes of a company or individual. They lock your computer settings and then ask for a ransom to unlock them.

According to Honduras Labs, “about 200 companies” were targeted by hackers. The panel did not specify the extent or field of operation of the affected targets.

“According to computer models we firmly believe in ransomware specifications and TOR URL (web address used)” A member of a group of hackers known as Revel or Sodinogipi “is at the forefront of these intrusions,” Huntrus Labs said in a statement released at the Rendit Forum.

In early June, the FBI blamed a group of hackers for a cyber attack on the world meat company JBS., Which shut down its operations in North America and Australia for several days.

The United States has been hit by waves of cyber-attacks on large companies such as JPS and the oil pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline in recent months.As well as local communities and hospitals.

New methods

U.S. and British agencies released the details this week “Rogue power” methods This, according to the complaint Used by Russian intelligence to access cloud services From hundreds of government agencies, energy companies and other companies.

Describes the warning issued by the National Security Agency of the United States Attacks by agents associated with the GRU, the Russian military intelligence agencyThis has been linked to previous major cyber attacks abroad and attempts to disrupt the 2016 and 2020 US elections.

In a statement, NSA cybersecurity director Rob Joyce said The campaign is “probably going on globally.”

Include ruthless attacks Automatic boarding of sites with possible passwords until hackers gain access. It advises consulting firms to adopt methods that experts consider general knowledge regarding security, such as the use of two-factor authentication and the need for strong passwords.

(With information from AFP)

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