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Catastrophic!

• Experts nervous about fallout from ransomware attack on top pharmaceutical company • Massive data-dump of confidential information could create easy targets for fraudsters, they warn • Local breach follows much bigger strike on Massy’s parent company

Published:Sunday | October 16, 2022 | 12:10 AMLivern Barrett - Senior Staff Reporter
The 17 gigabytes of data that was dumped on the Internet by cybercriminals on October 9 included personal information such as the names, addresses, taxpayer registration numbers, signatures, videos and pictures of Massy Jamaica employees and contractors, s
The 17 gigabytes of data that was dumped on the Internet by cybercriminals on October 9 included personal information such as the names, addresses, taxpayer registration numbers, signatures, videos and pictures of Massy Jamaica employees and contractors, said one cybersecurity expert who has reviewed the information.
The cyberattack on Massy Jamaica is said to be linked to a much bigger strike on its parent company, the Massy Group, based in Trinidad & Tobago, on April 28 this year. A total of 215 gigabytes of data was stolen during the earlier attack, carried out by a
The cyberattack on Massy Jamaica is said to be linked to a much bigger strike on its parent company, the Massy Group, based in Trinidad & Tobago, on April 28 this year. A total of 215 gigabytes of data was stolen during the earlier attack, carried out by a separate group of hackers, and splashed across the Internet on September 19.
Massy Jamaica Distribution Limited is one of the largest distributors of consumer and pharmaceutical goods in Jamaica, and a subsidiary of the multinational Caribbean group of companies.
Massy Jamaica Distribution Limited is one of the largest distributors of consumer and pharmaceutical goods in Jamaica, and a subsidiary of the multinational Caribbean group of companies.
Attorney-at-law Chukwuemeka Cameron
Attorney-at-law Chukwuemeka Cameron
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The fallout from the “massive” ransomware attack on Massy Jamaica Distribution Limited could be “catastrophic” for swathes of Jamaican consumers and companies, particularly those who are still unaware that their confidential data were left wide...

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