Pitney Bowes Hit with Ransomware Attack

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Shipping services company Pitney Bowes was hit with a ransomware attack that disrupted customer access to key services, the company said Monday.

The attack comes on the heels of an FBI advisory on Oct. 2 that U.S. companies should be on alert for ransomware attacks, which are increasing in sophistication.

A malware attack encrypted information on some systems but did not seem to access any customer or employee data, the company said in a statement on its website. Officials immediately asked the Enterprise Outage Response Team to address the situation following its awareness of the attack, the company said.

“Our technical team is working to restore the affected systems, and it is working closely with third-party consultants to address this matter,” according to the statement.

Pitney Bowes Hit with Ransomware Attack

The attack left customers unable to access key services for shipping and mailing, the company said.

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