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As Ingram Micro is dealing with a widespread outage in its global technology distribution operations that appears to be directly linked to a ransomware attack by the cybercrime group SafePay, the company appears to be experiencing a significant disruption. The company has shut down internal systems due to the incident, which has affected the company’s website and online ordering platform since Thursday, according to information obtained by BleepingComputer.
Despite the fact that Ingram Micro is a major business-to-business technology distributor and service provider that offers hardware, software, cloud solutions, logistics, and training to resellers and managed service providers across the world, it has not yet been publicly confirmed what caused the disruption. According to a ransomware group known as SafePay, the group has issued an ultimatum to Ingram Micro, warning that it will publish 3.5 terabytes of allegedly stolen data unless they are paid a ransom by August 1st.
Several prominent warning signs, along with a countdown clock, are prominently displayed on the leak site of the group, increasing the pressure on the California-based technology distributor to enter into negotiations with the group. During an ongoing investigation, Ingram Micro informed the public on 5 July of a ransomware attack, which resulted in certain internal systems being shut down as a precaution.
This article has been indexed from CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
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