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Titre: [kreb]Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek
Posté par: igor51 le décembre 28, 2019, 04:00:40
Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek

Synoptek, a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customer nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. The company has reportedly paid a ransom demand in a bid to restore operations as quickly as possible.

Irvine, Calif.-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries, including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. The company employs nearly a thousand employees and brought in more than $100 million in revenue in the past year.
Source: Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/12/ransomware-at-it-services-provider-synoptek/)