Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was exposed to a massive cyber attack yesterday morning. It is said that those who carried out the cyber attack demanded a ransom of $ 240 million, in which 3,100 servers were damaged, systems were crashed and physical stores were prevented from working properly.
Cyber attacks, which increased especially during the period when the world was closed with COVID-19, continue today. If this is one of the most prominent types among cyber attacks, attacks for ransom. Electronics retailer Media Markt was the latest victim of these attacks, which attacked companies’ systems and demanded ransom to regain control.
According to the transferred information, MediaMarkt announced yesterday morning that the ‘Khiva‘ was attacked by ransomware. As a result of the attack, MediaMarkt’s IT systems shut downStorage operations were damaged in Germany and the Netherlands. MediaMarkt’s physical stores are also affected by the attack.
3,100 servers affected, $240 million ransom demanded:
With the attack, credit card payments could not be made from the safes in the stores, and no receipts or receipts could be issued. However, due to the system crash, the data of previous purchases could not be accessed in the stores. According to the allegations, the total 3,100 servers affected. An official statement was also shared by MediaMarkt. In the statement, the attack was confirmed and it was stated that the company is working quickly to resolve the issue.
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As for the attackers who carried out the attack that the company was exposed to. $240 million ransom they wanted to know. In such attacks, if the ransom is not paid, all files and data obtained from the company as a result of the attack are put up for sale by the attackers.
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https://www.brytfmonline.com/mediamarkt-is-the-latest-victim-of-the-companys-ransomware-attack/