{"id":583886,"date":"2021-07-06T12:51:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=583886"},"modified":"2021-07-06T12:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:51:28","slug":"hacker-group-demands-70m-ransom-to-end-major-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hacker-group-demands-70m-ransom-to-end-major-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacker group demands $70M ransom to end major cyber attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhacker-group-demands-70m-ransom-to-end-major-cyber-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=583886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2447812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2447812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closed Coop supermarket store in the suburb of Vastberga, Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday July 3, 2021. Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday July 4, 2021, to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. (Jonas Ekstromer\/TT via AP, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:37 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, July 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A hacker group with ties to Russia is demanding $70 million in Bitcoin to unfreeze computers at as many as 1,500 companies around the world. REvil, the hacker group known for allegedly extorting $11 million from meat supplier JBS over Memorial Day weekend, announced late Sunday night that they will unscramble all the affected devices in return for the ransom.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of Kaseya, the company primarily effected by the attack, commented on paying the ransom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t comment yes, no, or maybe and I\u2019ll tell you, the reason for that is, you know, I\u2019m not an expert in this\u2026I\u2019m not a ransom expert,\u201d stated Fred Voccola. \u201cThere are people that do it for a living. We listen to the FBI, we listen to Homeland (Security), we take their advice and the advice is we have absolutely no comment either way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola Addresses Cyberattack and Next Steps for VSA Customers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XfAyutRfy2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, just last month Joe Biden warned president Vladimir Putin to rein in cyber criminals or Russia would face consequences. Despite the Russian-linked criminal group taking responsibility for now the largest ransom attacks in history, federal officials have confirmed the group is not part of or directly financed by the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p>While the FBI has repeatedly issued guidance to companies affected by cyber hacks that they should not pay any ransom, it\u2019s unclear what will happen to the corrupted systems if REvil isn\u2019t paid.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/kamenar-hunter-biden-art-sales-raise-questions-about-selling-influence\/\">Kamenar: Hunter Biden Art Sales Raise Questions About Selling Influence<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A closed Coop supermarket store in the suburb of Vastberga, Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday July 3, 2021. 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