The Register reports that ransomware group SafePay claimed responsibility for a multi-day outage at Ingram Micro, one of the world’s largest tech distributors. The article includes guidance from Fortra on how organizations can defend against similar attacks, including enforcing multi-factor authentication, disabling unused remote access, and using IP allowlists or geofencing.
Originally published in The Register.
Excerpt: ”SafePay was the most active ransomware crew in the world in May, according to threat intelligence service Fortra, with 70 attacks alone linked to the gang and its affiliates that month.”