Employers recovering after cyber attack
Two employers from Shropshire and Mid Wales whose systems were hit by a global cyber attack last week say they are making progress in recovering from the hack.
Cadbury owner Mondelez and French building materials giant Saint Gobain were both among the businesses from across the world whose systems were affected by the major attack last week.
Most of the organisations affected by the attack recovered within 48 hours. The businesses affected who have operations around Shropshire have now updated shareholders on their responses.
Saint Gobain, which has operations in Telford including a foundry in Ketley, said: "IT systems were disconnected to stop the spread of the virus and back-up working modes were immediately activated in all businesses of Saint-Gobain.
"No personal data has been disclosed to any third party."
In a statement to the stock exchange, it added: "The majority of our businesses are already operating normally.
"One week after the attack, substantial progress has been made to put all of our systems back on line with a full return to normal operations expected early next week."
Mondelez, which has factories at Chirk and Leominster, has now said it was among the firms affected by the hack. It initially said only that its systems were down.
In a statement on its website, the company said: "While there is still work to be done, we continue to restore functionality to a number of key systems and remain focused on executing business continuity plans.
"We are dedicated to delivering our products to customers and minimizing disruptions in the interim.
"We will work closely with customers and business partners as we continue to normalize our operations.
"The company has also engaged outside specialists, including IT partners and global cyber security agencies and experts, to mitigate impacts of this incident and safeguard systems going forward."
The programme used in the attack was thought to be similar to one used in the attack on NHS computers last month, and left demands on computers for 300 dollars using online currency Bitcoin to unlock each screen.
The attack began in the Ukraine, and affected government organisations as well as businesses around the world.
