Security News > 2020 > February > ISS World Hit with Malware Attack that Shuts Down Global Computer Network
A Denmark-based global facility-management company was hit with a major cyber attack this week that shut down its worldwide computer systems for a few days and disrupted operations across its global network of employees.
ISS World cut off access to shared IT services across its customer sites and offices worldwide after it was the target of a malware attack on Monday, Feb. 17, the company said in a press statement.
While ISS World is not officially sharing details of the attack, some reports suggest the attackers used ransomware, noting the immediate cut off of online services as a typical indicator of a cyber extortion scheme.
The attack is reminiscent of two other ransomware attacks that happened around the same time that crippled the computer systems of companies that provide key infrastructure or services, creating a ripple effect that hamstrung global operations.
Ducklin urged ISS World customers not to "Jump down the throat" of ISS officials and instead to exercise patience and give the company time "To find out as much as it can, with as much forensic precision as possible, before expecting it to reveal what it knows," he wrote.
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