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07 December 2023

Expeditors shuts down global operations after likely ransomware attack

Vodafone Portugal is slowly working to recover following a "deliberate and malicious cyberattack" that brought down services used by millions of people and businesses in that country, including those for ambulances and other emergency services. Vodafone Portugal—a subsidiary of UKbased Vodafone Group with 4.3 million cellphone subscribers and 3.4 million fiber subscribers—said in a statement that the attack began last Monday. The attack quickly took down the subsidiary's 4G and 5G networks and halted fixed voice, television, SMS, and voice and digital answering services.

 

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