Cyber ​​attack on 200 US companies, Russia suspected

Russia-linked REvil ransomware gang behind the cyber attack

New York: America has once again been the victim of a cyber attack. Colloquial ransomware has been simultaneously attacked by hackers on 200 US companies.

Hunters Labs said the hackers first targeted the Florida-based IT firm Cassia's servers through hacking and then hacked into other US companies using the company's software. Cassia, the victim of the cyber attack, said the possible attack was being investigated.

Huntress Lab also said that the cyber attack was carried out by a Russian-linked REvil ransomware gang. The cyber attack took place on Friday afternoon as employees of most American companies were preparing to go on a long weekend, according to the US cybersecurity agency.

According to IT company Cassia, the hackers tampered with an application running the company's corporate server, a network device. Now the company has asked its client companies to shut down the server.

According to cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs, the attack has affected 200 companies and is expected to grow. However, IT company Cassia declined to give a figure of the companies affected by the cyber attack.

Cyber ​​security firm Huntress Labs, in a report to the International News Agency, suspects that the attack was carried out by a notorious ransomware hacker gang called Revel in Russia. This is one of the most dangerous cyber gangs in the world. The FBI has blamed the gang for a cyber attack in May.