Rackspace incurs costs from 2022 ransomware attack
Rackspace was hit by a ransomware attack in 2022 and subsequently incurred related costs. In November 2023 it recorded $5 million in related costs, and at the end of that month projections emerged that losses could exceed $11 million.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Rackspace
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- $5 million in related costs recorded; losses could exceed $11 million
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It came to light that Rackspace had recorded $5 million in costs related to the 2022 ransomware attack.
- Projections emerged that losses from the attack could exceed $11 million.
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