Drugmaker takes a week to restore operations after ransomware attack
A pharmaceutical company took a week to restore normal operations following a ransomware attack, with reported losses of KRW 15 billion. Although backup data remained available, the company could not avoid disruption to its operations. Presenting the case, Everyzone highlighted the need for endpoint ransomware protection and minimising operational downtime.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- KRW 15 billion in losses; one week to restore normal operations
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- A case was disclosed in which a pharmaceutical company suffered KRW 15 billion in losses from a ransomware attack.
- At AIS 2026, Everyzone presented the case of a pharmaceutical company that took a week to restore normal operations despite having backup data available.
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