Ingram Micro confirms ransomware attack after days of downtime

Ingram Micro is facing a major cybersecurity crisis as a ransomware attack has triggered a multi-day IT outage, disrupting services for customers and partners across the globe. The outage, which reportedly began on July 3, has impacted several of the company’s core platforms and left it unable to process or ship orders.

Days after the incident occurred, on July 6, the global IT distribution giant officially confirmed detecting a ransomware attack. “Promptly after learning of the issue, the company took steps to secure the relevant environment, including proactively taking certain systems offline and implementing other mitigation measures,” the company said in a statement.