[사회]The ‘ransomware attack’ disrupted the sales of E-Land stores, such as department stores in North Carolina

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This morning, when E-Land Group was attacked by ransomware and a computer network failure occurred, nearly half of offline stores, including department stores in North Carolina, shut down operations.

E-Land conducted an emergency recovery operation and the police who received the report immediately launched an investigation.

Reporter Ahn Yoon-hak.

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NC department store in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.

Normally, it is a festive afternoon where customers do not have the opportunity to enter, but the interior of the store is empty.

Shopping customers drift away.

“The business was closed today. (No business today?) Yes.”

A notice was posted at the entrance saying “Normal business is being delayed due to computer errors.”

Because the payment was not made in the entire building. (All business stopped due to computer problems) “

It was early in the morning that an abnormal reaction was detected in the E-Land Group’s internal network system.

The cause of the computer error was a ransomware attack abroad.

Ransomware is malware designed to encrypt data on a user’s computer and demand money in exchange for decrypting it.

After learning about the ransomware attack, E-Land blocked part of the network system to minimize the damage.

As a result, 23 of the 50 E-Land Retail stores nationwide, such as the NC Department Store and New Core Outlet, suffered damage from closures or business restrictions.

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E-Land began recovering with security experts while investigating the ransomware’s distribution route.

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Upon receipt of the report, the police launched an investigation, including tracking the spreader.

YTN Ahn Yoonhak[[email protected]]it is.

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