Security News > 2020 > August > Warehouse management software biz SnapFulfil hit by ransomware: It's not just the big dogs getting KO'd

A UK cloud-based warehouse management software provider was struck by ransomware earlier this week.

Emails from SnapFulfil, a trading name of Synergy Logistics, sent to its customers late last week and shown to The Register, revealed how a ransomware attack targeted the company's services, disrupting warehouse operations for at least one of its customers.

The ransomware infection otherwise bears the hallmarks of so-called drive-by ransomware, where a company may fall victim to something as simple as opening an infected email attachment.

A Register reader whose firm uses SnapFulfil's services mused to us: "For a distribution business to have the warehouse management system disappear is a total nightmare, as we're unable to process many of the customer orders." The reader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, continued: "Some of these orders may be for many thousands of pounds."

An alarming trend is for big companies struck by ransomware to take the easy way out and buy off the crooks.

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