‘Increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks’ prompt joint alert from UK, US, and Australia
News and information from the Advent IM team.
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The advisory warns there is “a growing wave” of attacks which could impact critical infrastructure and have “devastating consequences”.
Cyber security experts from the UK, US, and Australia are warning of a “growing wave of increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks” which could have “devastating consequences”.
Chief executive officers and board members are being strongly encourages to familiarise themselves with the risks and “ensure their IT teams are taking the correct actions to bolster resilience”.
KP Snacks confirmed last week that a ransomware attack was expected to lead to a shortage of several popular crisp and nuts brands on grocery store shelves.
Last year, an attack on a critical oil pipeline in the US threatened transport chaos when petrol stations in America’s eastern states started to run low on supplies.
Reads via Sky News