Up to 1,500 Businesses Affected by Ransomware Attack, US Firm’s CEO Says

Up to 1,500 Businesses Affected by Ransomware Attack, US Firm’s CEO Says
A man types on a computer keyboard in this Feb. 28, 2013 illustration file picture. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday.

Fred Voccola, the Florida-based company’s CEO, said in an interview that it was hard to estimate the precise impact of Friday’s attack because those hit were mainly customers of Kaseya’s customers.