Ingram Micro, an American technology that distributes gigantic and managed service provider, said on Monday that a ransomware attack is the cause of a current malfunction at the company.
The hack started on Thursday, after which the company’s website and a large part of his network fell. Late on Saturday, the company said in a short explanation That it worked to restore systems so that it can start again with processing orders.
Ingram Micro on Monday Shareholders warned To the infringement before the markets were opened in the United States.
Ingram Micro, based in California, is one of the world’s largest technology distributors, sending technology and hardware to companies around the world. It is also a managed service provider for the clouds of his customers, who effectively acts as an outsourced IT department for smaller business customers.
The malfunction is reportedly affecting software licenses, which means that the customers of Ingram Micro prevent some products that depend on the systems of Ingram.
Not yet a large ransomware group has been given the honor for the infringement, but BLEKING COMPUTER Reports that the hack was caused by the Safepay Ransomware gang. It is not uncommon for ransomware gangs to name hacked companies and to publish sharing of stolen data in an attempt to squeeze victims in paying ransom.
Ingram Micro spokesperson Lisa Zwick did not immediately return a request for comments.
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