siliconindia | | JULY 20238Digital ecosystems have a significant impact on our lives in the modern world. We primarily rely on digital channels, from communication to banking, to carry out our daily operations. The risk of cyber assaults does, however, increase with our increasing reliance on these platforms. Cyber attacks have the potential to affect the digital environment and its users of it significantly. A cyber attack can, first and foremost, lead to the loss of sensitive data. Personal information like names, residences, social security numbers, and financial data like credit card and bank account numbers, identity theft and financial fraud may result from losing this data, harming people and businesses severely. Additionally, a company's reputation may suffer, and its clients and stakeholders may stop trusting it due to the theft of confidential information.Cyber attacks can also lead to the spread of malware and viruses. Malware can infect a user's device and steal personal information or cause damage to the device's system. Viruses can spread quickly across a network, infecting multiple devices and causing significant disruption. For example, the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 infected over 200,000 computers in 150 countries, causing widespread trouble and financial losses.EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVETHE IMPACT OF CYBER ATTACK ON DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
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