Security News > 2017 > June > Hackers extorted a cool $1 million from South Korean web hosting provider (Help Net Security)
2017-06-20 19:26
Whether through ransomware, or simply by breaking into computer systems and exfiltrating and deleting the data found on them with other means, cyber extortionists are going for the big fish: businesses. Depending on how big and thriving the target is, the pay-off can be considerable, as evidenced by the latest successful attack on South Korean web host Nayana. Recovering ransomware-infected servers The attackers managed to infect 153 Linux servers, which were hosting the websites of … More →
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