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- Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company - BBC
Transport company KNP forced to shut down after international hacker gangs target thousands of UK businesses
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- The KNP Logistics Ransomware Attack: How One Weak Password Destroyed a . . .
In June 2024, KNP Logistics Group—a 158-year-old British transport company founded in 1865—became the latest casualty in the UK's escalating ransomware crisis
- Akira Ransomware attack shuts down 158-year-old KNP Logistics business . . .
In a desperate bid to salvage their operations, KNP Logistics attempted to comply with the hackers’ demands, paying a ransom in cryptocurrency, hoping to receive a decryption key to regain access to their encrypted data
- KNP Logistics shuts down after cyber attack via weak password | EasternEye
KNP Logistics, a 158-year-old UK transport firm, has shut down following a devastating cyberattack that exploited a weak employee password The breach has left 700 employees jobless and resulted in the permanent loss of critical business data, according to a report by the BBC
- Weak Password Let Ransomware Gang Destroy 158-Year-Old Company
The collapse of KNP is part of a broader wave of ransomware attacks targeting UK businesses Major retailers including Marks Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods have all been hit by cyber criminals in recent months, reads the BBC report
- 158-year-old company forced to close after ransomware attack . . .
Around 500 Northamptonshire-based Knights of Old (KNP) trucks are now off the road, and 700 people have lost their jobs, due to money-grasping cyberattackers, named as ‘Akira’ in a BBC report
- 158‑Year‑Old UK Transport Company Collapses After Weak . . . - TechStory
KNP Logistics, a venerable 158-year-old transport company based in the UK, has collapsed and ceased operations, resulting in the loss of 700 jobs The downfall was triggered by a sophisticated ransomware attack that exploited a shockingly simple vulnerability: a single weak employee password
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