Norsk Hydro, one of the world s largest makers of aluminum, employs 35,000 people in up to 40 countries. The aluminum producer is struggling to maintain operations despite shutting down some plants and going into manual mode for others. When asked if the company plans to pay the ransom, its CFO said its main strategy is to use the backup data stored in the system. The company said it doesn t know the identity of the hackers. Several Norwegian media outlets have reported that NorCERT is linking the incident to LockerGoga ransomware.
Source: https://threatpost.com/norsk-hydro-calls-ransomware-attack-severe/142924/