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December 16 news, according to the foreign media TheVerge news, recently hackers used ransomware to attack the UNITED States UKG company. The company's main product is software for payroll management, which many large U.S. companies use to record information such as employee hours.
The human resource management software developed by UKG, called "Kronos Private Cloud", was affected by the attack, and many of the software's functions and services are currently unavailable. This has led to many companies not being able to calculate employee salaries in a timely manner, resulting in deferred payments. The company initially did not disclose the extent of the impact and could not predict when the service would resume. Subsequently, UKG said the problem was more serious than expected, that a full recovery could take weeks, and that backups were currently "unavailable".
It is understood that UKG's customers include: Tesla, GameStop, Honda, Sainsbury's, Puma and other large companies, as well as Denver and New York City Subway Transit Authorities, YMCA and other organizations. According to foreign media reports, some medical institutions have also been affected.
Although payroll services were forced to be interrupted, according to NBC News, some companies said they could pay their employees on time on Friday. As a result of the hack, some of the customers' employee names, addresses, and social security numbers may have been compromised, but there is no evidence for the time being.
UKG did not disclose the specific amount of the ransom, as well as the attackers behind it. The company said some managed versions of the app are still working for now, and there is no evidence that any products other than Kronos' private cloud have been affected.
Foreign media said that some people speculated that the ransomware attack may be related to the recently discovered log4j vulnerability, but UKG said on its official website that there was no indication of an association with this vulnerability. The specifics are still under investigation.
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