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The government hackers were part of a group known as APT 29 or Cozy Bear, according to the people. That group has been tied to Russia’s foreign intelligence service.

Russia's ‘Cozy Bear’ has breached computers of the Republican National Committee

July 07, 2021

Fred Voccola, the Florida-based company's CEO, said in an interview that it was hard to estimate the precise impact of Friday's attack because those hit were mainly customers of Kaseya's customers.

REvil attack: Ransomware caused ‘minimal damage’ to US companies, says Biden

July 07, 2021

Staff enter the headquarters of information technology firm Kaseya in Miami, Florida, U.S., in an undated still image from video. Kaseya/Handout via REUTERS

Ransomware attack didn't harm critical US infrastructure, says US IT firm

July 06, 2021

Fred Voccola, the Florida-based company's CEO, said in an interview that it was hard to estimate the precise impact of Friday's attack because those hit were mainly customers of Kaseya's customers.

Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, US tech firm Kaseya's CEO says

July 06, 2021

REvil's ransomware attack, which the group executed on Friday, was among the most dramatic in a series of increasingly attention-grabbing hacks.

Here's how much hackers have demanded to restore company data affected by the REvil ransomware cyberattack

July 05, 2021

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Mass ransomware hack used IT software flaws, researchers say

July 05, 2021

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Massive ransomware attack may impact thousands of victims

July 04, 2021

The FBI director said that paying the cybercriminals encourages more of these attacks, and frankly, there is no guarantee whatsoever that you are going to get your data back.

Stop paying ransoms to hackers, FBI Director Chris Wray tells companies

June 24, 2021

US President Joe Biden recently issued an executive order that attempted to ease information-sharing, secure government supply chains, and bolster defenses in the executive branch.

Billions paid in cryptocurrency penalties since Bitcoin’s birth

June 22, 2021

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Hit by a ransomware attack? You may end up saving on tax

June 19, 2021