Ransomware: Hackers Extort $1 Million From One Company
By ETCentric
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017
In the largest ransomware payout to date, South Korean web provider Nayana has agreed to pay $1 million to hackers who originally demanded 550 Bitcoins, about $1.62 million. Following negotiations, Nayana has agreed to pay $1 million in three installments. The ransomware, identified as Erebus by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, impacted 153 Linux servers and more than 3,400 websites hosted by Nayana. “This is the single largest-known payout for a ransomware attack, and it was an attack on one company,” reports CNET. “For comparison, the WannaCry ransomware attacked 200,000 computers across 150 countries, and has only pooled $127,142 in Bitcoins since it surfaced.”
Topics: Bitcoin, Cybersecurity, Decryption, Digital Ads, Encryption, Erebus, Hacker, Hacking, Internet, Linux, Nayana, Online Ads, Petya, Ransomware, Security, Server, South Korea, Trend Micro, UNIX, WannaCry, Web Hosting
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