This case study is significant to note for two reasons:
first, the nature of the attack: A hacker targeted an American medical testing Giant: personal data was breached and stolen and more than 11.9 million customers were affected by this attack.
Second: (which I find most curious): The breach dates back to August 1st, 2018 and lasted until March 30th, 2019. It was not discovered until last May 14th, 2019.
This article, presents the most significant trends and numbers of ransomware attacks against countries and industries targeted. It basically spares no one. (large businesses, small and larger government municipalities, School districts, healthcare system, Logistics and Tech companies).
- Experts estimate how ransomeware will cost an annual $6 trillion by 2021.
- Countries most affected by Ransomware represented in piechart:
