Brief: AKVA Group ASA Updates On Cyber-Attack

Akva ASA

18/01/2021 07:33

Jan 18 (Reuters) - AKVA Group ASA  AKVA.OL :
    * UPDATE CYBER-ATTACK
    * AKVA'S TECHNICAL TEAM, WITH SUPPORT FROM EXTERNAL EXPERTISE, HAS DETECTED ROOT CAUSE OF
SYSTEM
SHUT-DOWN AND WILL GRADUALLY RESTORE IT SYSTEMS
    * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT INCIDENT AND REMEDIES DEPLOYED WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE AS
POLICE IS
STILL INVESTIGATING INCIDENT.
    * IT IS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS FINANCIAL IMPACT OF CYBER-ATTACK
    * WILL INCUR SIGNIFICANT NON-RECURRING COSTS DURING Q1 2021 RELATED TO CYBER-ATTACK AND
MITIGATING
MEASURES
    * COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES WILL BE OPERATIVE WHILE RESTARTING IT SYSTEMS, BUT MANUAL
OPERATIONS WILL STILL BE REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD.

Source text for Eikon:  ID:nGNE4JkFtF 
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