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Kronos ransomware attack raises questions of vendor liability

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Kronos ransomware attack raises questions of vendor liability

Photo credit: Ian Forsyth / Stringer via Getty Images. Article by Lance Whitney. Cybersecurity Dive – March 14, 2022.

A cyberattack with supply chain and legal consequences has stakeholders considering contract minutiae.

The December ransomware attack against workforce management company Ultimate Kronos Group hindered the ability of its customers to process payrolls. The attack, which has far-reaching ramifications, has stakeholders looking for who is to blame. Tesla, PepsiCo, Whole Foods, and the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority were among many organizations hit by the incident and resulting outage. […]