Ingram Micro Meltdown: Global Outage Sparks Cyberattack Fears and Customer Frustration

Ingram Micro’s global outage has customers and employees scratching their heads, with speculation of a cyberattack swirling. While the IT giant’s website is down, its silence is louder than a dial-up modem, leaving everyone wondering: Is it a glitch or a hacker’s latest hit?

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Oh, Ingram Micro, keeping us on the edge of our seats with a suspense thriller plot! Is it a cyberattack, or just a case of a missing semicolon in the code? Either way, this plot twist has all the makings of a blockbuster IT drama. Grab your popcorn, folks; this story is still developing faster than a Windows update!

Key Points:

  • Ingram Micro is experiencing a global outage affecting websites and internal systems.
  • Silence from the company has led to speculation of a potential cyberattack.
  • Ingram Micro is a major B2B technology distributor with $48 billion in revenue.
  • The outage began on a Thursday morning, leaving customers unable to place orders.
  • Speculations of ransomware are floating around, but no confirmation as of yet.

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