Kronos HR and payroll software ransomware attack

[Demon_Skeith]

If your company uses Kronos, you might not be able to use it to clock in and out of work – for a few weeks, leading to check payment issues and possibly a delay in W2 tax forms.

HR management company Ultimate Kronos Group has been hit by a ransomware attack that's hobbling its clients access to processing payroll, handling time sheets and managing their workforce.

Also hit by the attack is Kronos Workforce Central, which contains a suite of workforce management solutions for time and attendance, absence management, scheduling and more. The Kronos Workforce Central tools were created specifically for industries to help manage their entire workforce on a cloud platform.

For now, Kronos recommends its clients looks into alternatives for workforce management while it navigates this situation.

High profile clients using Kronos systems include Tesla, Puma YMCA and several retailers like Gamestop and Staples.

Kronos first became aware of unusual activity on Kronos Private Cloud on Saturday evening. The company wrote in a blog post on Sunday that it was likely the issue may require several weeks to resolve. Kronos so far has not released a restoration time.

Other services impacted by the hack include Healthcare Extensions, UKG TeleStaff and Banking Scheduling Solutions.

 

[froggyboy604]

Hopefully, this ransomware does not prevent many people from getting their paycheck on time.

 

[Ash]

A supermarket in the UK, Sainsbury's seems to be affected by it. I saw one post on Reddit where an employee hadn't been paid and was extremely worried about it.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

A supermarket in the UK, Sainsbury's seems to be affected by it. I saw one post on Reddit where an employee hadn't been paid and was extremely worried about it.

even with it down, the company still needs to pay out.

 

[Ash]

even with it down, the company still needs to pay out.

Definitely. Probably just a mistake and they missed them out accidently. I'm sure it will get sorted out, their a pretty good company to be employed for.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Definitely. Probably just a mistake and they missed them out accidently. I'm sure it will get sorted out, their a pretty good company to be employed for.

Though what concerns me is anyone with a bad manager, those are the people who are going to get screwed.

 

[Ash]

Though what concerns me is anyone with a bad manager, those are the people who are going to get screwed.

Definitely. I'm sure there is a smaller company out there that is not helping their employees out much. Not a great situation to be in if you have a lot of bills dues soon!