Norsk Hydro

Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro fell victim to a ransomware attack in March 2019.

The attack affected its world wide operations as the company took preventive steps to contain the attack.

The attack cost about 800 million and 1 billion to the company as the attackers logged employees out of company systems and made it impossible for them to work.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/norsk-hydro-probe-shows-slow-pace-of-international-ransomware-cases-11637663401

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/norsk-hydro

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"linkid": "norsk-hydro",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "03/2019",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

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                        'location': 'Norway',
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