A small Irish business was hit by a cyberattack linked to infected online ad. Then came the ransom demand
The Irish Times · Ciara O'Brien ·
When it comes to cyberattacks, it’s not a case of ‘if’, but ‘when’ for Irish businesses
When small business owner Sarah* returned from a lunch break, everything seemed normal. But logging back in to her computer, she realised her company had fallen victim to a cyberattack.
“Everything happened so fast. I looked for a file, but it was blank. There was nothing behind it,” she says. “I could see all my files on my computer going one by one, so I tried to shut everything down but it was too late.”
The attack, which was later traced to an infected ad on a website, took everything. The company had no idea what invoices had been sent out, or what was due to be paid. Planned work schedules were also wiped out, leaving the company paralysed.
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