West Pharmaceutical warns of ransomware attack impacting business operations

A large Pennsylvania pharmaceutical company said a ransomware attack has impacted critical systems used to ship, receive and manufacture products. 

West Pharmaceutical Services filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday evening warning customers that a hacker breached the company network on May 4, stole data and encrypted systems. 

“The incident and the Company’s proactive response have temporarily disrupted the Company’s business operations globally,” the company’s general counsel wrote in the 8-K form. 

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