Ransomware: Cyber criminals are coming for the Global South 26.08.2022

Deutsche Welle | Aug 26, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Within just a few weeks, a group of cyber criminals managed to throw Costa Rica into disarray.
  • Victims are left with two options: Refuse and try to restore their systems with backups — or pay and hope that the criminals will keep their word and return the data.
  • One month after the country declared a national emergency, another group of cybercriminals managed to take over the IT system of Costa Rica’s main public health organization.