Cyber attack onslaught shows signs of petering out

Cyber attack onslaught shows signs of petering out
Dan Brunskill
The sudden spate of cyber attacks on entities such as Metservice and Stuff has all the hallmarks of cyber-criminals chasing a soft target after giving up on extorting a ransom from the NZX, according to a cyber-security expert.  Peter Bailey, general manager at Aura Information Security, said the new attacks had a similar signature to the assault on the stock market operator, and that it seemed the attackers had given up on extracting a ransom and were hoping to get lucky by casting their net wider. “It feels like they’re just going after...

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