{"id":4161,"date":"2019-11-06T13:12:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/blog\/en\/new-ransomware-variant-wreaks-havoc-in-spain"},"modified":"2024-05-07T13:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:19:33","slug":"new-ransomware-variant-wreaks-havoc-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/blog\/en\/new-ransomware-variant-wreaks-havoc-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"New ransomware variant wreaks havoc in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A targeted ransomware attack has succeeded\nin encrypting the networks of at least two companies in Spain, with the impact\nextending far wider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2019\/11\/spanish-companies-networks-shut-down-as-result-of-ransomware\/\">report\npublished by \u201cArs Technica\u201d<\/a>, the blackmail malware captured the IT services and consulting\ncompany Everis, an NTT subsidiary, as well as the radio company Cadena SER\namongst others. As a consequence, several other companies such as the airport\noperator Aena took the precautionary step of shutting down various services (one reason being that\nEveris staff are often based on site at their clients).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following analysis of the latest attacks,\nsecurity experts assume that the ransomware causing the damage is a variant of\nthe BitPaymer group of malware and used Dridex as a vehicle to achieve a\ntargeted infiltration of the companies\u2019 networks. As with malware like Emotet \u2013\n\u201cHeise online\u201d has just published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/security\/artikel\/Emotet-Trickbot-Ryuk-ein-explosiver-Malware-Cocktail-4573848.html\">very\ninstructive background piece<\/a> [in German] \u2013 in the vast majority of cases, the\ninitial infection or\npenetration results from an email either containing an infected document\nas an attachment or a link to download it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, email remains an indispensable, business-critical medium for communication. That makes it even more important to safeguard corporate email by means of a highly sophisticated email security service. Specialist analyst firm the Radicati Group recently attested that Retarus\u2019 Secure Email Platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/press\/analysts-acknowledge-retarus-in-latest-email-security-market-overviews-2\/\">provides added value for companies in the implementation of a comprehensive cyber security strategy<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/radicati-secure-email-gateway-market-quadrant\/\">especially highlighting<\/a> Retarus\u2019 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Post Delivery Protection &amp; Real-Time Response, Forensic SIEM Integration and the brand new Email Continuity service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/services\/email-security\/\">our website<\/a> or get in touch with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/contact\/\">local Retarus representative<\/a> directly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A targeted ransomware attack has succeeded in encrypting the networks of at least two companies in Spain, with the impact extending far wider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":10316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,15],"tags":[102],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-4161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security","tag-email-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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