Prolonged IT outage at Hyundai Pharm delays drug orders and shipments
An IT outage at Hyundai Pharm that began in early April 2026 lasted about two weeks, delaying drug ordering and shipping for medical institutions. The possibility of a ransomware attack was raised, but the cause has not been confirmed. As of 15 April, it had not been confirmed whether operations had fully returned to normal.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Hyundai Pharm
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Drug ordering and shipping delayed by an IT outage lasting about two weeks
- Cause / method
- Suspected ransomware attack
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Hacking was raised as a possible cause of the IT paralysis at Hyundai Pharm.
- The IT outage that began in early April lasted about two weeks, and it was not confirmed whether operations had fully returned to normal.
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