The number of hacker attacks on Russian marketplaces and supermarkets increased by 45%.

Hackers began to attack Russian retailers more often with the help of encryption viruses. In the first half of 2022, the number of attacks increased to a minimum by 45%, according to the Informzaschita company.

Basically, hackers are associated with marketplaces and large supermarket chains. They infect viruses that bring down the IT infrastructure and demand a ransom.

In 2021, the buyback amount, as a rule, did not exceed 30 million rubles. Today, it takes up to 100 million rubles to unlock. Sharing