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GERMANY
Schneider Electric has been targeted by cybercriminals as part of a ransomware attack . The attack impacted a division of Schneider Electric and affected customers were notified .
A statement from the company said : “ On January 17 , 2024 , a ransomware incident affected Schneider Electric Sustainability Business division . The attack has impacted Resource Advisor and other division specific systems .
“ Schneider Electric Global Incident Response team has been immediately mobilised to respond to the attack , contain the incident and to reinforce existing security measures .” The company ’ s Sustainability Business division informed impacted customers .
Stephen Robinson , Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at WithSecure , said : “ The attack on Schneider Electric follows a trend of cyberattacks against the energy sector . The energy sector is a popular target for ransomware due to playing a vital role in society ’ s daily functioning – disruption can have far-reaching consequences .”
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ROMANIA
A ransomware attack has hit over a hundred Romanian healthcare facilities , including dozens of hospitals .
The attackers demanded 3.5 bitcoin , worth over £ 130,000 to unlock the files but cyber-officials have said the data had been recently backed up .
Joseph Dollin , Director of Public Sector UK & I , at Gigamon , said : “ Whilst it is great to see that so many of the targeted hospitals in Romania had recent back-ups to fall back on , limiting the level of disruption and protecting their day-to-day operations , it is vital that healthcare organisations and any enterprises that make up critical national infrastructure , take note of this incident and proactively protect themselves against similar attacks by preparing their IT infrastructure to detect and protect against imminent threats from intruders .”
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