A days-long outage affecting mobile and web-based service calls into question Kia's contingency planning for cybersecurity incidents, even as the company remains defiant about claims that a ransomware attack is to blame.
Ragnar Locker’s ransomware attack on Energias de Portugal (EDP) and its subsequent 1,580 bitcoin, or $11 million, ransom demand indicates the attack was well thought out with the attacker fully understanding it’s victim’s financial capabilities. James McQuiggan, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, told SC Media that Ragnar Locker’s general modus operandi is to charge a…