A ransomware attack at leading library book distributor Baker & Taylor has resulted in an outage that impacted the company’s phone systems, offices, and service centers.

A ransomware attack at leading library book distributor Baker & Taylor has resulted in an outage that impacted the company’s phone systems, offices, and service centers.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/leading-library-services-firm-baker-and-taylor-hit-by-ransomware/

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Risk to Business: 1.647 = Severe
A ransomware attack at leading library book distributor Baker & Taylor has resulted in an outage that impacted the company’s phone systems, offices, and service centers. Those systems were out for a week. No ransomware group claimed responsibility, nor did Baker & Taylor disclose a ransom demand. The company said that they were able to restore their systems from backups and the incident remains under investigation.

Individual Impact:
No information about consumer/employee PII, PHI or financial data exposure was available at press time.

How It Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Cybercriminals have been concentrating their fire on suppliers and service providers, elevating risk for them.

Risk Levels:
1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk

*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.