Ransomware Attack at Florida-Based IT Firm Breach Hit 200 Businesses

  • A breach at U.S. IT firm Kaseya in Miami led to 200 businesses being hit by ransomware attacks.
  • Cybersecurity company Huntress said it believed the REvil ransomware gang was to blame for the attack.
  • The Russia-linked group was blamed by the FBI for paralyzing meat packer JBS last month.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Cybersecurity company Huntress Labs said on Friday that 200 American businesses have been hit by

ransomware
attacks following an incident at U.S. IT firm Kaseya in Miami.

Kaseya, in a statement posted on its own website, said it is investigating a “potential attack” on a widely used tool to reach into corporate networks across the United States.

In the statement, Kaseya…

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