AKVA getting back on track after cyber-attack
Aquaculture supplier AKVA group, which was subjected to a cyber-attack that shut down several key IT systems on January 10, has detected the root cause of the problem, it said today.
Its technical team is now gradually restoring the systems.
“Further information about the incident and the remedies deployed will not be made available as the police are still investigating the incident,” said the Norwegian company, which has branches in all the world’s major salmon farming regions.
Financial impact
“AKVA has in a short time made significant efforts to review IT security and ensure a secure operating environment for the group’s IT systems.
“The company and its subsidiaries will be operative while restarting the IT systems, but manual operations will still be required for a period.
“It is too early to assess the financial impact of the cyber-attack, but the company will incur significant non-recurring costs during Q1 2021 related to the cyber-attack and mitigating measures. Further details will be reported in connection with the presentation of the Q4 results on February 19, 2021.”
