UFO - Ransomware attack hits 200-plus businesses Huntress Labs says

At least 200 organizations have been hit by ransomware attacks following an incident at U.S. IT firm Kaseya, according to cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs, making it one of the single largest criminal ransomware sprees in history.According to NBC News, the attack is believed to be affiliated with the REvil ransomware gang and perpetuated through Kaseya, an international company that remotely controls programs for companies that manage internet services for businesses.Atleast four of Kaseya's immediate customers were hacked, according to a senior security researcher at Huntress, which is helping with Kaseya's response.Kaseya has 40K customers for its products, although not all use the affected tool; it is unclear how many of them will fall victim to ransomware over the weekend, but Huntress' count is already at ~200 and rising.ETFs: [[XLK]], [[VGT]], [[IGV]], [[TECL]], [[FTEC]], [[UFO]], [[IYW]], [[ROM]], [[TECS]]

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Ransomware attack hits 200-plus businesses, Huntress Labs says