Ingram Micro Hit by Ransomware Attack
On Monday, technology distribution giant and managed services provider, Ingram Micro, confirmed that a ransomware attack is the cause of an ongoing outage at the company. The hack began on Thursday, resulting in the company’s website and network going down. Ingram Micro stated in a brief message on Saturday that they are working towards restoring systems to resume order processing.
Shareholders were alerted to the breach on Monday before the markets opened in the United States. Ingram Micro, based in California, is known as one of the largest technology distributors globally, supplying tech and hardware to companies worldwide. Additionally, it serves as a managed service provider for its customers’ clouds, essentially acting as an outsourced IT department for smaller corporate clients.
The outage has impacted software licensing, causing issues for customers who rely on Ingram Micro’s systems for product usage and provisioning. While no specific ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the breach, reports suggest that the SafePay ransomware gang was behind the attack. Ransomware groups often name hacked entities and threaten to publish stolen data to coerce victims into paying ransoms.
Despite the ongoing situation, Ingram Micro spokesperson Lisa Zwick has not provided any further comments at this time. If you have any information regarding the ransomware attack at Ingram Micro or if you are a corporate customer affected by the disruption, feel free to securely reach out to this reporter via encrypted message at zackwhittaker.1337 on Signal.
