Ingram Micro ransomware attack halts operations and exposes data
In July 2025, Ingram Micro suffered widespread system outages and operational disruption due to a SafePay ransomware attack. The company carried out system recovery and resumed global operations. In January 2026, it disclosed that personal information of about 42,000 people, including employee records, had been affected.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ingram Micro
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of about 42,000 people and disruption of global operations
- Cause / method
- SafePay ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It became known that a ransomware attack had caused widespread outages at Ingram Micro.
- The company confirmed the ransomware attack and carried out system recovery.
- Ingram Micro restored its global operations.
- SafePay listed the company on its leak site and demanded payment by 1 August.
- The company said information of about 42,000 people had been affected by the ransomware attack.
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