Cybersecurity

TV advertising sales giant affected by ransomware attack

A television advertising sales and technology company joinly owned by the three largest U.S. cable operators was hit with a ransomware attack in recent weeks that affected operations. Ampersand — owned by Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications and Cox Communications — provides viewership data to advertisers about 85 million households and has existed since 1981. Last […]

Cybersecurity

UK logistics firm blames ransomware attack for insolvency, 730 redundancies

KNP Logistics, described by its administrators as one of the United Kingdom’s largest privately owned logistics groups, declared itself insolvent on Monday, blaming a ransomware attack back in June. Approximately 730 employees will be made redundant as a result of the administration process, although one of the group’s key entities has been sold, saving about […]