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USA Today3y
Kronos ransomware attack: How will this impact paychecks? What we know so far
HR management company Ultimate Kronos Group confirmed a ransomware attack impacted several services companies use to manage their employees and payrolls. The attack, which UKG discovered on ...
ZDNet3y
Kronos hit with ransomware, warns of data breach and 'several week' outage
HR management platform Kronos has been hit with a ransomware attack, revealing that information from many of its high-profile customers may have been accessed. UKG, Kronos' parent company ...
Fast Company3y
Kronos ransomware attack: The nightmare that could hit paychecks right before Christmas
According to parent company Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), the attack disrupted Kronos Private Cloud solutions, which stores data for UKG Workforce Central, UKG TeleStaff, Healthcare Extensions ...
Threat Post3y
Kronos Still Dragging Itself Back From Ransomware Hell
Could take days to crawl back, Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) said at the time. Or, then again, could take up to several weeks, it said in a subsequent update. It turns out that dragging its Kronos ...
Bleeping Computer3y
Kronos ransomware attack may cause weeks of HR solutions downtime
In 2020, Kronos merged with Ultimate Software to create a new company named UKG. Kronos' software is used by many companies, including car manufacturers, education institutions, and local governments.
Wall Street Journal1y
Payroll Services Provider UKG Agrees to $6 Million Settlement in Data-Breach Lawsuit
A ransomware strike in December 2021 forced parts of UKG’s Kronos Private Cloud product offline, disrupting software that tracked employee hours during the Christmas holiday period. Some ...
The Verge3y
This ransomware may have stolen Christmas in cities, states, and companies across the US
A ransomware attack is disrupting operations at many major companies, and some workers are concerned that it could affect their last paychecks before the holidays — because their payroll ...
New York Post3y
MTA timekeeping system goes dark as provider suffers ransomware attack
Kronos and its parent company UKG said Monday that it spotted “unusual activity” in the Kronos network late Saturday which the company has since determined to be a “ransomware incident.” ...
HR Dive2y
UKG to settle class action lawsuit with workers affected by Kronos outage
In a filing Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, attorneys for UKG and subsidiary Kronos notified parties to a class-action suit brought by employees at UMass ...
Computing3y
Kronos ransomware restoration may take 'weeks'
The current guidance is to use 'alternative business continuity protocols' A ransomware attack has hit workforce management solutions provider Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), impacting its private ...
HR Dive4y
Kronos, Ultimate Software rebrand as 'UKG'
Following the February announcement of the merger between Kronos and Ultimate Software, the joint company has announced a new, unified branding as "UKG" or Ultimate Kronos Group, set to take ...