While the extent of the cyberattack is still yet to be ascertained, the virus christened GoldenEye (a variant of the Petya ransomware) by security firm Bitdefender Labs has had its biggest impact on companies in Ukraine. Trend Micro points out that cases of ransomware infection were first seen in Russia between 2005 and 2006. There was a 72% increase in ransomware attacks in 2015-2016, according to Trend Micro. Ransomware, according to Trend Micro, targets the following files: database files (96%); website files (75%); SQL files (81%); tax files (22%); CAD files (70%); and virtual desktop files (19%). Ransomware operators target the company’s data as well as the customer’s data which is critical to the business functioning.

Source: Mint June 27, 2017 19:52 UTC