Cloud Provider Hit in Ransomware Attack

December 15, 2021

INCIDENT

The Kronos Private Cloud (KPC), a human resources platform used by multiple organizations and industries, was hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend.
The attack forced parent company UKG to tell its customers it may take several weeks to restore service. UKG, which resulted from the merger of Kronos and Ultimate Software last year, to customers to implement an alternative business continuity protocol in the interim.

Incident Date

December 11, 2021

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified