Fujifilm becomes latest ransomware victim as White House urges business leaders to take action

Image by Darwin Laganzon from Pixabay. Article by Jonathan Greig. ZDNet – June 3, 2021.

The National Security Council’s top cyber official, Anne Neuberger, released an open letter warning businesses that every organization is at risk.

Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm announced that it is suffering from a ransomware attack , becoming the latest victim of cyberattackers who in the last week alone have crippled everything from the largest meat processor in the US to the ferry system serving Martha’s Vineyard.

In a statement, the company said it was investigating unauthorized access to its servers and had no choice but to shut down its network. On Tuesday evening, the company said it became aware that it was being hit with ransomware and spent the last two days trying to “determine the extent and the scale of the issue.” […]

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