COPENHAGEN, July 20 (Reuters)– A.P. Moller-Maersk stated on Thursday its anti-virus software program was ineffective versus a brand-new sort of malware that struck the Danish delivery titan last month, however stated even more safety actions have actually currently been implemented.

“This virus attack was a previously unseen type of malware, and updates and patches applied to both the (Microsoft) Windows systems and our antivirus (program) were not an effective protection in this particular case,” Maersk stated in a declaration.

“In response to this new type of malware, we have put in place different and further protective measures,” it included.

Read the complete declaration from Maersk via the web link listed below:

IT Status Update 20-Jul– Find an upgrade relating to cyber protection, to which we have actually gotten a variety of questions: https://t.co/PDUHbd51pr pic.twitter.com/AKSCZqNPfJ

— Maersk Line (@MaerskLine) July 20, 2017

Maersk likewise stated that while procedures and also interactions were dramatically impacted by the infection strike, it had actually seen no recognized information violation or information loss to third-parties. Neither had the infection spread in between networks or throughout the Internet, it stated. (Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen; Editing by Greg Mahlich)

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