United States
USA
Ransomware on UKG Kronos Private Cloud disrupts payroll/timekeeping
On 11 Dec 2021, UKG reported a ransomware incident affecting the Kronos Private Cloud that took Workforce Central and related products offline for weeks. UKG advised customers to implement alternative business continuity processes. Major UK retailers including Sainsbury’s and Boots experienced payroll/timekeeping disruptions and used manual workarounds while services were restored.
60
Estimated severity
60 / 100
86
Source reliability
86 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-12-11
Targeted Company
ULTIMATE KRONOS GROUP
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
BOOTS (Business process outsourcer)SAINSBURYS (Business process outsourcer)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
United Kingdom
GBR
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United KingdomUnited States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Professional & Business ServicesRetail
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
cloudcomputing-news.nethttps://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/kronos-cloud-hit-by-ransomware-attack-and-warns-of-data-breachheimdalsecurity.comhttps://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/the-ransomware-attack-suffered-by-kronos-may-cause-weeks-of-downtimehrdive.comhttps://www.hrdive.com/news/despite-unparalleled-outage-customers-say-theyre-sticking-with-kronos/621170