Dutch cybersecurity companies have issued warnings to thousands of companies about a global ransomware attack. The attackers, known as the Cactus Gang, are from Eastern Europe and have been active since the end of last year.
The cybercriminals managed to penetrate the security systems of 122 companies, and at least 10 of those are in the Netherlands. The security experts exchanged information regarding the matter, and discovered that victims were being attacked in the same way every time. The four companies shared their findings with the Dutch authorities. There are around 5,200 Qlik Sense servers in use worldwide, of which around 3,100 are vulnerable.
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Source: NL Times
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