
Ransomware attack on Kronos impacts paychecks, log-in timesheets of employees of several firms
India Today
A ransomware attack on Ultimate Kronos Group has brought down the company's Kronos Private Cloud solutions, which empower the timesheets and payroll systems of a number of clients. In a blog, the company now notes that these services may remain unusable for weeks to come.
Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), a major technology firm that provides human resource management solutions to other companies, experience a critical ransomware attack on Monday. The cyber attack has left several clients of the firm unable to access their payroll systems and the situation can possibly last for weeks to come.
Notifying its clients and communities in a blog, the firm has revealed that the cyber attack has disrupted the Kronos Private Cloud. Kronos Private Cloud houses a range of solutions by the company, including UKG Workforce Central, UKGTeleStaff, Healthcare Extensions, and Banking Scheduling Solutions.

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