The ALPHV ransomware group is saying that they’re behind a pair of attacks on critical infrastructure. One in Spain and one in the US.
If this is true, this is not good news. Ken Westin, Field CISO, Panther Labs had this to say:
Ransomware groups continue to become more brazen, as organizations and security vendors continue to make ransomware operations more difficult for cybercriminals, we are seeing them target industries they were usually hands-off towards. Targeting critical infrastructure such as the electrical grid may prove to be an error on the ransomware gang’s part as their activities can have an impact on national security which may bring more technical, financial and legal resources to fight the groups conducting these activities.
Everyone needs to protect themselves from these sorts of threat actors. But critical infrastructure requires all the time and effort that’s humanly possible to make sure that they are not easy targets of these threat actors. Because an attack on the wrong piece of infrastructure could cost lives.
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ALPHV Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility For Attacks On Critical Infrastructure In Two Countries
The ALPHV ransomware group is saying that they’re behind a pair of attacks on critical infrastructure. One in Spain and one in the US.
If this is true, this is not good news. Ken Westin, Field CISO, Panther Labs had this to say:
Ransomware groups continue to become more brazen, as organizations and security vendors continue to make ransomware operations more difficult for cybercriminals, we are seeing them target industries they were usually hands-off towards. Targeting critical infrastructure such as the electrical grid may prove to be an error on the ransomware gang’s part as their activities can have an impact on national security which may bring more technical, financial and legal resources to fight the groups conducting these activities.
Everyone needs to protect themselves from these sorts of threat actors. But critical infrastructure requires all the time and effort that’s humanly possible to make sure that they are not easy targets of these threat actors. Because an attack on the wrong piece of infrastructure could cost lives.
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