Downed

US cold storage firm Americold has been hit by what appears to be a ransomware attack affecting business operations. The 117-year-old firm operates temperature-controlled warehouses and transportation to support the cold chains needed to supply, for example, vaccines like the one being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for COVID-19. However, in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the firm revealed that its IT network was hit by an unspecified “cybersecurity incident” on Monday. “As a precautionary measure, the company took immediate steps to help contain...