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Ecuador’s state-run Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicación (CNT) suffered a massive ransomware attack causing havoc in the business operations, the payment gateway, and the company’s customer support portal.
The public telecommunications organization is a state-run telecommunication carrier that provides fixed-line phone service, mobile, satellite TV, and internet connectivity. Following a ransomware attack, CNT displayed an alert warning on its website about a ransomware attack they suffered and that the customer support and online payment are no longer accessible.
“The National Telecommunications Corporation, CNT EP, filed a protest to the State Attorney General’s Office regarding the ransomware attacks on company’s computer systems. The initial investigation is going on and, the person behind this incident will be held responsible,” read the alert notification translated into English.
“This attack affected the care processes in our Integrated Service Centers and Contact Center; In this regard, we indicate to our users that their services will not be suspended for non-payment. We must inform our clients, massive and corporate, that their data is They are duly protected. We also inform that services such as calls, internet and television, operate normally,” company further added.
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