Cyberattack against Sierra Wireless
Canadian company Sierra Wireless, a leading global provider of IoT solutions, has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware cyberattack targeting its internal IT infrastructure and corporate website on 20th of March.
Although countermeasures were taken immediately in accordance with existing cybersecurity policies, a part of its business was disrupted. The resumption of production activities and the start of the recovery of the affected internal systems took place on Friday 26th of March.
References:
- 23/03/2021 sierrawireless.com News & Latest Updates
- 23/03/2021 sec.gov Sierra Wireless Announces Ransomware Attack
- 26/03/2021 businesswire.com Sierra Wireless Recovering from Ransomware Attack; Announces Resumption of Production
- 23/03/2021 elespanol.com Uno de los mayores fabricantes del Internet de las Cosas, cerrado por un ataque hacker
- 24/03/2021 infosecurity-magazine.com Sierra Wireless Halts Production After Ransomware Attack