Recipe Unlimited operates 19 franchise restaurant brands. Nine of those brands were impacted by the attack on Friday, Sept. 28. The ransom demand for six days has jumped from $3,224.58 to $19,347.58. The company denies it is being held ransom and says it is working to resolve the situation as quickly and effectively as possible. The attackers’ ransom note promises to give the decrypted data back and instructions for how to close the hole in security Recipe Unlimited claims it was a generic statement associated with a virus called Ryuk.”]