The evolution of ransomware

Today’s ransomware looks nothing like the ransomware of 2013, when it was born. We are not simply talking about its structure, which has obviously evolved, but rather about the purpose of the malware itself, as the direction in which hackers are moving has changed. The criminals who spread such malware obviously have the sole objective…

Hacker attack on Luxottica: company shutdown and production stop

Luxottica, the famous multinational eyewear company, is going through a rather peculiar moment due to a hacking attack on its computer systems. Specifically, two of the multinational company’s Belluno plants (including the historic one in Agordo, where the company was founded in 1961) were the target of such an attack by unknown persons. The blockage…