BALTIMORE — With the continued attacks in Ukraine, there are concerns Russia could target American companies and organizations with cyberattacks.
A new report from the FBI shows how prevalent these attacks are across the country and here in Maryland. Here are some of the key findings for Maryland:
- 5th in offenders with (5,244)
- 14th in number of victims (11,693)
- 17th in terms of losses in 2021 ($99,1110,757)
The report found that people over 60 experienced the most losses in 2021. They lost a total of $1.68 billion.
"I think the threats are real and we've been talking about this for a long time, about Russia's capabilities," Governor Hogan said in an interview Tuesday on CNBC's 'Squawk Box.' "And I think now that Putin is sort of backed into a corner and getting depserate, we're cutting off his financial supply taking dramatic actions against him, I think he's going to try and retaliate and we've gotta be prepared for it."
There are some immediate actions you can take now to protect against ransomware:
- Update your operating system and software
- Beware of phishing scams
- Use two-method authorization
- Have an offline backup
- Turn bluetooth off on your mobile device and avoid automatically connecting to WiFi
You can read the full report here.
