"Ransomware Hits HR Solutions Provider Kronos, Locking Customers Out of Vital Services"
Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), a major human resources and workforce management solutions provider, was recently hit by a ransomware attack. A notice sent to affected customers revealed that the ransomware incident impacted the Kronos Private Cloud, which is a part of the business where UKG Workforce Central, UKG TeleStaff, Healthcare Extensions, and Banking Scheduling Solutions are deployed. As a result of the ransomware attack, these solutions have been made unavailable, and it may take several weeks to restore system availability. It remains unknown as to whether the attackers were able to steal customer data before encrypting it. The company released a notice on its website stating that it is aware of the vulnerability contained by the open-source Apache logging library Log4j, which is exposing some of the world's most popular applications and services to attack. According to the company, measures have been put in place to detect and prevent exploitation attempts in its environments. The ransomware attack further highlights the challenges routinely faced by third parties. The Kronos/UKG ransomware event will create problems for time-tracking, scheduling, payroll processing, and more. This article continues to discuss the ransomware attack against the HR solutions provider Kronos and the problems this incident will create for many of its clients.