A massive ransomware attack occurred over the weekend as hackers targeted Kaseya, a software provider that offers IT services to medium and small-sized businesses. Companies around the world found themselves victims as the REvil hacking group asked for at least $70 million total from the affected organizations, with some requests as low as $45,000.Â
By infecting the network-management package from Kaseya, the attack was spread through cloud-service providers to unsuspecting companies. Many in the U.S. were short-staffed over the holiday weekend, making the infection harder to contain. President Joe Biden says that if the Russian government is involved, that the U.S. will respond.
