In Austria, too, companies are increasingly becoming the target of hacker attacks. A wrong click by an employee or a small security hole in the IT system is enough – and the Trojan horse is already in the “house” in the form of a malicious program. Here we explain how you can protect yourself, your employees and your company.
The company suffered losses of several hundred thousand euros. Emails could not be received or sent. Deliveries could not take place. Ransom demands were made and threats were made to publish construction plans and sensitive data. The perpetrators also changed the account details on outstanding invoices and sent them to a foreign business partner. Unsuspectingly, he has the necessary amount in his account the hacker has transferred. But all this could have been prevented.
Source: Krone
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