Argentina
ARG
Bizland/Farmalink ransomware crippled pharmacy discount validations in multiple Argentine regions
Bizland, which administers IMED services for Farmalink, suffered a cyberattack starting 11 May 2023 that halted online validation of pharmacy discounts for works’ health plans and prepaids, causing widespread point‑of‑sale transaction disruptions. Bizland acknowledged service impact to Farmalink and downstream entities (IOMA, Apross, APOS, prepaids and pharmacies). Reputable media attributed the attack to LockBit ransomware.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
11/05/2023
Targeted Company
GRUPO BIZLAND
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
FARMALINK (Downstream customer)IOMA (Downstream customer)APROSS (Downstream customer)APOS (Downstream customer)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Argentina
Affected countries
Argentina
Impacted regions
Amba · ArgentinaSalta · ArgentinaTucuman · ArgentinaSan Juan · Argentina
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Order processing disruptionService unavailabilityDownstream customer disruption
Affected sectors
Technology & IT Services
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
LOCKBIT
Sources
Incident Sources
lanacion.com.arhttps://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/como-se-gesto-el-ataque-por-ransomware-que-paralizo-por-varios-dias-a-las-farmacias-de-todo-el-pais-nid17052023infobae.comhttps://www.infobae.com/economia/2023/05/15/un-ataque-informatico-traba-hace-cinco-dias-las-ventas-de-medicamentos-en-farmacias-del-amba-y-otros-puntos-del-paistn.com.arhttps://tn.com.ar/sociedad/2023/05/16/hackearon-el-sistema-de-descuentos-en-farmacias-como-comprar-con-obra-social-o-prepagaes-us.noticias.yahoo.comhttps://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/noticias/ataque-inform%C3%A1tico-afecta-d%C3%ADas-ventas-142933054.html