Ransomware Forces Two Chemical Companies to Order ‘Hundreds of New Computers’

Based on the ransom message, the ransomware that hit Hexion and Momentive appears to be LockerGoga, the same ransomware that forced an aluminum manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro to shut down its worldwide network this week. Motherboard cross-referenced the ransom message associated with the Momentive attack to known LockerGoga attacks, and found that the language and formatting were identical. The leaked email also notes that as more people who email the company receive the same error message that Motherboard saw, the more likely employees are to be contacted by third parties looking to more information.

Source: motherboard.vice.com