Ransomware attack comes to Tasmania. This is what Cadbury’s Hobart computers look like since 9:30pm #ransomware pic.twitter.com/tZIC16oQNH
— Leon Compton (@LeonCompton) June 27, 2017
The issue has filtered down to Cadbury from their parent company Mondelz International, who were the original target of this arm of the attack.
“We continue to work quickly to address the current global IT outage across Mondelz International. Our teams are working offline in an effort to maintain business continuity with our customers and consumers around the world. We will share updates with our suppliers and partners as they become available. At this time, we do not know when our systems will be restored but we appreciate everyone’s patience, understanding and partnership during this process.”
Experts working to combat the attack have compared it to the similar ‘WannaCry‘ assault that crippled computers globally back in May.
Companies in Australia including Cadbury, a global law firm and a shipping company affected by a major ransom-ware attack @AshleeMullany pic.twitter.com/YFunFM5v6x
— 7 News Queensland (@7NewsQueensland) June 28, 2017