Hacker attacks on Italian companies continue, after the one suffered by Siae last week. The latest victim is the food group San Carlo-Unichips, hit by a ransomware, but in recent days Artsana Group has also come under cyber attack. “In Italy 50% of companies are at risk of ransomware,” explains Marco Ramilli, founder and CEO of the security company Yoroi.
In the case of San Carlo, it was the ransomware known as Conti that acted, like all malware of this type, it limits the access of the infected system and prepares the release only after the payment of a ransom. “All security procedures were immediately activated to isolate and contain the threat – informs the company – At the moment some IT services are only partially functional, but the Group’s operations are still guaranteed, from production, to distribution, to sale. of our products. In the case of Artsana, which includes well-known brands of health and children’s products including Chicco and PreNatal, the attack – explains the company itself – “caused a temporary unavailability of part of its technological infrastructure . The Group has promptly activated a structured set of activities aimed at ascertaining the causes and restoring normal operation of the systems in use as soon as possible, has informed the competent authorities and is implementing all the necessary actions to resolve the situation “. At the moment “there is no evidence relating to an export of data”.
“During the year, Italy was hit by a ransomware epidemic – explains Marco Ramilli of Yoroi – We analyzed 80 large Italian companies in the food, fashion and automobile sectors and discovered that 50% are at risk of ransomware. due to the Internet exposures of their systems According to various estimates, the damage from these attacks amounted to tens of millions of euros “.
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