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title: Severe Ransomware Attack Hits Global Firm
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# [Severe Ransomware Attack Hits Global Firm](https://ontimetech.valeonetworks.com/blog/severe-ransomware-attack-hits-global-firm)

 Written by [Lance Stone](https://ontimetech.valeonetworks.com/blog/author/lance-stone) | Mar 19, 2019, 5:51:00 PM

[Norsk Hydro](https://www.hydro.com/) just got hit with a major ransomware attack that took down their entire worldwide network. It happened this morning, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, and we wanted to share this with you.

They experienced widespread system outages. This has been such a disaster that their aluminum production plants are now operating manually. All of their 35,000 employees worldwide have been affected.

For details view this [18-minute briefing](http://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=97819442) from Norsk Hydro.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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